pregnancy care

1. positive pregnancy 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 schedule an intake interview and you will receive an invitation for Meeting amstermam. During this online introduction, you will get to know our practice, and we will share information and tips for the best start to your pregnancy. This session will be led by one of our midwives.

Do you want to attend this meeting without obligation and see if we're a match? Sign up here .

2. free early ultrasound for clients | 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 interview.

3. intake interview (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 that there is ample 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. term ultrasound | around 10/11 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

Indien gewenst kun je kiezen voor een NIPT (niet-invasieve prenatale test). Je kunt tijdens je zwangerschap laten onderzoeken of er aanwijzingen zijn dat het kind in je buik een chromosoomafwijking of lichamelijke afwijking heeft. Dit noemen we prenatale screening en bestaat uit een bloedtest (NIPT) en een 13- en 20-weken echo. De onderzoeken zijn niet schadelijk voor de baby. Tijdens Meeting amstermam delen we informatie rondom prenatale testen en krijg je een counselingsafspraak, zodat je met behulp van jouw verloskundige een passende keuze kunt maken. Dit kun je tijdens de intake bespreken. Lees meer over prenatale testen op www.pns.nl.

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

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. Costs of this are reimbursed by the insurance. Read more about it on our ultrasound page and in the 9-month plan.

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

After your term ultrasound, the Centering Pregnancy meetings will start. We can offer you more time and attention during Centering Pregnancy 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 four weeks, 2 hours
Session 5-9 every two weeks, 2 hours

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

7b. or: regular pregnancy care

Do you prefer the standard maternity 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 we aim to meet the other midwives in the team.

8. 20-weeks ultrasound (location West) | between 19+0 and 20+0 weeks

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. Costs of this are reimbursed by the insurance. More information can be found in the 9-month plan.

9. position ultrasound | between 34-36 weeks

During this ultrasound we check whether the baby is lying with the head or buttocks down. Costs of this are reimbursed by the insurance.

10. gathering session Centering Pregnancy | few weeks after delivery

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