Congratulations on the birth of your baby!
Are you returning home quickly after your delivery? Do you need further guidance, follow-up and support at home? Do you have questions about your baby, feeding and parenthood? We can provide care both at home or in our practice during this new and exciting period in your life.
Postnatal consultation
Home visit
After returning home from the hospital, you can count on us for a first home visit within 24 hours. We are on stand-by 24/7 to assist you in word and deed, as long as you need it.
During the home visits we make time for medical follow-up of mother and baby, to discuss your experiences, questions, needs, uncertainties .... These will determine the intensity and duration of the home visits.
What can you expect during a home visit those first days back home?
- Medical check-up of the mother
- Medical check-up of the baby
- Performing the Guthrie blood test to the baby (between 72 and 96 hours after birth)
- Help and advice in the care of the baby
- Help and advice for breastfeeding
- Guidance/support in the experience of the new family
Delivery with short hospital stay
In Flanders, the average hospital stay after childbirth is about four days. In many hospitals this has been reduced to two or three days, in consultation with your gynaecologist and paediatrician. After a Caesarean Section you will stay 4 or 5 days in the hospital.
Actually, you can go home as early as a few hours after birth. The care that you and your baby would get in the hospital is provided by the midwife at your home. Through day 5 you will receive a daily visit from the midwife.
After a shortened hospital stay, your baby will get an additional medical check-up between day 7 and 10 by your GP or paediatrician.
We recommend you to contact the midwife already during your pregnancy so that we can prepare for postnatal care.
Postnatal consultation
The health insurance reimburses midwifery care and assistance up to one year after your delivery. For example, you need to get back to work and you still have questions about breastfeeding? You have questions about birth control, nutrition or parenting? Even after the first weeks at home you can contact us for a consultation, either at your home or in our practice.You want to make an appointment?
A home visit is always possible within 24 hours after returning home, whatever the length of your hospital stay, your needs or questions. We guarantee a 24/7 accessibility and availability. For a smooth transition and continuity of care you can call us at 0498 48 11 02.
Breastfeeding support
- You want an optimal start of breastfeeding?
- Is your breastfeeding not going as planned?
- You got advice from different angles and you can not get out?
- Do you have questions about breastfeeding or are you unsure?
The benefits of breastfeeding are endless. Among other things, it helps your baby to build up his immunity and reduces the risk of allergies, the breast milk is adapted to the needs of your baby and there are also benefits for the mother.
Most women can give breastfeeding, only rarely does nature provide otherwise. Moreover, there are few problems that cannot be solved.
Your preparation
To increase the chances of a good start of breastfeeding, it is recommended to inform yourself during pregnancy. This can be done during an individual consultation, during the breastfeeding workshop or during the pregnancy course.
Breastfeeding consultation
Breastfeeding is often without problems and it is a very pleasant experience. But it can also be different. Some moms are unsure or have many questions about their breastfeeding. In these situations it is very important that you do not get stuck with it. A quick intervention and good guidance can quickly prevent or treat a number of problems.
The midwife or lactation consultant IBCLC closely follows breastfeeding and gives you a lot of advice and tips. Sometimes it is just a small tip that you need to make your breastfeeding very pleasant.
More information or making an appointment
Do you want to have a prenatal preparation for breastfeeding and are you interested in an individual consultation or a workshop? Contact us for the different dates via info@inteam-vroedvrouwenpraktijk.be of 0498 48 11 02.
If you have a breastfeeding problem or questions, request a home visit or consultation. A home visit is always possible within 24 hours and we are available 24/7. For a quick appointment, it is best to contact us by telephone on 0498 48 11 02.
