diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b0dfa33..e92851d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ maternal-app/.expo-shared/
 *.sqlite
 *.sqlite3
 
+# Database backups
+backups/
+*.sql
+*.sql.gz
+*.dump
+*.backup
+
 # Docker volumes
 postgres_data/
 redis_data/