Delivery

Every birth is different. Also, childbirth is experienced very differently by women. Read more about the different stages of childbirth and what you can expect here.

If you are under the obstetrician's supervision during pregnancy, you can choose where you want to give birth. This can be at home or in the hospital. What are the benefits of a home birth?

If you are under the supervision of the midwife, you can choose where you want to give birth. This can be at home or in the hospital. It is important with this choice that you give birth in the place where you feel most comfortable.

Your labor can start in different ways. With contractions, broken membranes or sometimes mucus and blood loss is the first sign. And if your labor has started, but when do you actually call the midwife?

Giving birth hurts. No one can get around that. However, there are many things you can do to deal with this pain. This can be done with natural pain relief or with pain relief in the hospital.

A maternity nurse will be available to help you and the midwife during a home birth or outpatient clinic at the Spaarne Gasthuis. These maternity nurses work from a special group of Rondom Zwanger.