Expat friendly midwife in Amsterdam

1. positive test

After you have registered via the website, the assistant will contact you by telephone. As a welcome gift, all our clients are offered a free early ultrasound around 8 weeks. In addition, we will schedule an intake and you will receive an invitation to Meeting amstermam. During this online introduction you will get to know our practice and we will share information and tips for the best start of your pregnancy. This introduction is held by one of our midwives.

2. free early ultrasound | 8 weeks

As a welcome gift, we offer all our clients a free early ultrasound around 8 weeks. An experienced sonographer checks whether the heart is beating. If possible, we schedule this ultrasound during the intake.

3. intake (45 min) | 8/9 weeks

You and your partner will be welcomed by a midwife from your team. Prior to this appointment, you will fill in a questionnaire, so we can prepare ourselves and there is time to get to know each other and answer all your questions. During the intake, you and the midwife will draw up a suitable care plan for the coming months.

4. your gestational age ultrasound | around 11 weeks

At amstermam you get all your ultrasounds in your own trusted practice. Between 9 and 12 weeks we determine your gestational age by means of a term ultrasound. Based on your term of pregnancy, you will – if desired – also be placed in a Centering Pregnancy group, together with mothers in the same phase as your pregnancy.

5. NIPT | from 10 weeks

If desired, you can opt for a NIPT (non-invasive prenatal test). During pregnancy, you can choose to have tests done to see if there are any indications that the baby in your womb has a chromosomal or physical abnormality. This is called prenatal screening and is a blood test. It will not harm the baby. During Meeting amstermam we share information about prenatal testing so that you can make an appropriate choice with the help of your midwife. You can also discuss this during the intake.

6. 13-weeks ultrasound (location West) | around 13 weken

Between 12+3 and 14+3 weeks you can (if desired) have a 13-week ultrasound made (ETSEO). During this medical ultrasound, it is checked whether your child has any physical abnormalities. If you have a Dutch health insurance, costs of this are reimbursed.

7a. start Centering Pregnancy sessions | between 12 en 17 weeks

After your term ultrasound, the Centering Pregnancy sessions will start. Because we opt for these group sessions, we can offer you more time and attention than with traditional consultations. With every session you also get a 1-on-1 moment with the midwife. Together with (future) mothers with the same gestational age, you will meet about 10 times. And you will receive many extras in addition to regular maternity care.

Session 1-4: every 4 weeks, 2 hours
Session 5-9 every 2 weeks, 2 hours

Session 10-14 if not giving birth yet: weekly 1 hour

7b. or: regular pregnancy care

Do you opt for standard pregnancy care? Then you have (apart from the ultrasounds)  7-10 contact moments of 20 minutes. These moments are around 17, 23/24, 27, 30, 33, 35, 37, 39-41 weeks.

We aim to provide a permanent midwife from your team for up to about 30 weeks. From 30 weeks onwards, we aim to meet the other midwives in the team.

8. 20-weeks ultrasound (location West) | around 19-20 weken

Between 19 and 21 weeks you can have a 20-week ultrasound (SEO). During this medical ultrasound, the health of your baby will be assessed. If you have a Dutch health insurance, costs of this are reimbursed.

9. position ultrasound | 34-36 weeks

During this ultrasound we check whether the baby is lying with the head or buttocks down. If you have a Dutch health insurance, costs of this are reimbursed.

10. gathering Centering Pregnancy | few weeks after giving birth

After the birth of your baby, there is a final session with your Centering Pregnancy mother group. So nice to see each other again with babies!