Public both times. With DS1 - no, DP didn't stay. We only lived 5mins from the hospital anyways. They did give sandwiches and some toast to my DP, and mum who were there with me while I was in labour. As soon as he was born they didn't get anything.

Then with DS2. We had to go to the hospital at the next town cause I went into labour on the weekend that the maternity at our local hospital was closed. DP was allowed to stay with me the first night in a pull out sofa chair thingie. It was nice. He would have slept in the chair besides me either way but it was nice for them to make him welcome. No food or anything this time. When I moved to the local hospital 2 days later, he didn't stay.