Check-ups

First check-up

As soon as you find out you are pregnant you can contact us. You don’t need to consult your general practitioner first and you don’t need a referral.
We would like to see you for the first visit around 8 weeks pregnancy.

During the first check up (45 minutes):

• We perform the first scan
• We ask a lot of questions about your health and family history
• If you had previous pregnancies and/or deliveries we will ask about the process and outcome
• We inform you about the possibility of prenatal screening
• We measure your weight and bloodpressure
• We give you forms to do the first bloodtest
• We give you (general) advice about nutrition, vitamins, weight gain and exercise
• We will explain to you how the Dutch midwifery system works and what you may expect from us

Following check-ups

During the following check up (15 minutes):

• We want to know how you feel
• We ask about the movements of the baby
• We measure your weight and bloodpressure
• We examine your belly to determine the growth and the position of the baby
• We listen to the heartbeat of the baby
• If necessary we give you forms voor additional bloodtesting
• We answer the questions you may have

Other important things we will inform you about along the way are:

• Maternity care
• Breastfeeding
• The delivery
• The birthplan and individual wishes
• The heelstick post partum
• The whooping cough vaccination
• Birth control