Knowledge base

Stop drinking alcohol if you want to get pregnant

Pre-pregnancy testing for hereditary disorders

Take folic acid if you want to get pregnant

Try to lose some weight before you get pregnant

When are you most fertile?

Quitting smoking increases your fertility and lowers the risk of miscarriage

When can you get pregnant again if you stop using contraception?

In the Netherlands it is allowed to terminate a pregnancy up to 24 weeks.

If you are not married or a registered partner, you must acknowledge the baby.

Can I drink alcohol when pregnant?

Prenatal diagnosis through amniocentesis

When should I sign up for a course?

When can you hear the heartbeat?

Cystitis during pregnancy sometimes gives other complaints

Oral hygiene is important during pregnancy

Causes of Blood Loss During Pregnancy

What is your blood tested for?

What to do if your child is lying with his bottom down

Due to poorer blood circulation in your legs

What is Candida?

Is drinking coffee during pregnancy bad?

Suffering from constipation

Bleeding due to a sensitive cervix

Making an CTG of the baby

Arrange your childcare on time!

What is the normal time for my baby to start descending in the pelvis?

If the glucose in the blood is too high, there is gestational diabetes (diabetes gravidarum)

Increase in vaginal discharge is normal

Dizziness can make you faint more quickly

What if your child has Down syndrome?

The use of drugs in pregnancy

An ectopic pregnancy (EUG) is a pregnancy outside the uterine cavity.

Edwards syndrome is a very serious congenital disorder

Evening appointments are also possible

Turning a baby in breech position by hand

Being pregnant takes a lot of energy

Everything about feeling the baby move in your belly

Prepackaged fish may contain listeria

Prenatal diagnosis by examination of placental tissue

This is also known as edema

Flying during your pregnancy is no problem.

Many women suffer from gestational dementia

When the baby is relatively small for the gestational age

Advanced Ultrasound Examination

You get more hair in pregnancy, everywhere

Uterine contractions

What medicines can you take for hay fever?

Extra consultation to listen to the heartbeat

Heartburn can be very annoying

Varicose veins of the anus

What are the risks of high blood pressure (hypertension)?

Learn more about infectious diseases

An annoying pregnancy ailment

What to watch out for when you are pregnant

Stabbing pain in your groin and side of your abdomen

Listeria is an intestinal bacteria that can be dangerous

Maternity leave together is in total 16 weeks

In the event of a complicated pregnancy, you will be referred for gynecological care

About the harmfulness of medication use

A rollercoaster of emotion

Blood test for Down, Edwards and Patau syndrome

You suffer from a nosebleed faster

The most famous ailment during pregnancy

What is healthy food?

Access to your pregnancy file

Being overweight during pregnancy can put mom and baby at risk.

What can I use as a pain reliever during pregnancy

How important the role of the partner is during pregnancy and childbirth

Patau syndrome is a very serious congenital disorder.

Why do you have to pee so much when you are pregnant?

The pelvic floor muscle is put under extra strain during pregnancy

Pelvic complaints as a result of pregnancy

Sometimes you get a pregnancy mask

Information about the placenta

Contractions before labor has started

Is it necessary to do a course?

The expected delivery date is stated on your pregnancy declaration

What happens after my due date?

About your feelings, ups & downs and emotions during pregnancy

About fasting during pregnancy and / or the breastfeeding period

Can you go to the sauna when you are pregnant?

Seat belt and airbag protect the pregnancy in the event of an accident

Every woman experiences sex in pregnancy in a different way.

You can really wake up from this

All about quitting smoking

Tense breasts at the beginning of pregnancy

Which sports can I do/cannot do?

The effects of stress in pregnancy

Stretch marks, the frustration of many women

Stripping is a way to make the delivery happen a little earlier

Can you use the sunbed when you are pregnant?

About tingling fingers and hands

Vaccinations, nutrition, sunbathing and tips

What a surprise: two babies in your belly!

Can PUUR mean something to me?

Under the influence of the hormones, the vessel walls are weakened

Do I need to take extra vitamins now that I am pregnant?

You have an extra heater in your body

When can you call the emergency number?

You can continue to work during your pregnancy, but it is good to know what rights you have

Can I choose a hospital for the birth myself?

What is the apgarscore?

With back contractions, the pain moves from the abdomen to the lower back.

Giving birth in the bath

In a birth plan you can describe your wishes for your delivery

What is a birthing stool?

Cesarean section information.

With a contraction storm you have 6 or more contractions in 10 minutes

Monitoring your baby's heart rate

During dilation, your cervix will open.

Extra support during childbirth

How can I reach the midwife in an emergency?

Research shows that a home birth is just as safe as an hospital birth

What do you put in the bag for when you have to go to the hospital?

In an induction, labor is artificially induced.

With leg contractions, the pain travels from the lower abdomen to the upper legs.

The maternity package contains medical supplies for childbirth and the maternity period

What if the baby has pooped in the amniotic fluid?

Sometimes you will be referred for care by a gynaecologist.

Explanation about the vacuum or forceps delivery

I lost my mucus plug, now what?

When your labor starts before 37 weeks of pregnancy

Information about rupture of the membranes

If you tear or are cut during childbirth, you will need stitches

In the last phase of your delivery you will have an urge to push.

The first 24 hours after giving birth can be overwhelming

PUUR Geboortecentrum is a collection point

Safety advice

Raise your bed with blocks to at least 80 cm

It is normal to lose bright red blood after giving birth

Attachment is the relationship the baby forms with its parents or caregivers

After 2 weeks, somebody of the child health clinic will visit you

After birth, the child must be registered with the municipality

After childbirth, the uterus can still contract painfully

A copper IUD is ideal for women who prefer hormone-free contraception

What is a normal crying pattern and causes of crying behavior

What should you pay attention to as a dog owner when your baby arrives?

There is a follow-up check 6 weeks after delivery

Notify your doctor of the birth of your baby

When can you go outside with your baby

Guardianship must be recorded in a notarial deed or in a will.

You must register your baby with the health insurance

Baby's hearing screening

Every newborn baby is offered a heel prick

In hip dysplasia, the hip joint is not well developed.

The hormone IUD offers 5 years of protection against pregnancy

Most babies will experience intestinal cramps at some point.

Almost all babies turn a little yellow a few days after birth

When you are not going to breastfeed

Useful tips on how to deal with a maternity visit

What to do if you have a fever or low temperature

You can apply for joint parental authority after the birth via the clerk of the court

After giving birth, you should be able to urinate yourself within 6 hours

During the first week, you should keep track of how often your baby urinates or defecates

Exercises to train the pelvic floor muscle after childbirth

Girls babies can have fake periods

About maternity tears, the baby blues, postpartum depression and pscyhosis.

What to expect after a caesarean section

Rest is very important in childbirth

Various risks can occur in the area around the house

When can you have intercourse again after giving birth?

When can you start exercising again?

The stool will start again after a few days

Stitches after childbirth

How should you care for the umbilical stump?

Your baby may be nauseous after giving birth

Weigh your baby

How about sleeping

Breastfeeding has many benefits

What to do in the event of a (threatened) breast infection

Providing donor milk to children whose mothers do not produce enough milk themselves

There are different types of breast pumps

Breastfeeding sometimes requires extra attention when you are in hospital

What is Candida?

What to do with clogged milk ducts

How can you prevent cracked nipples?

About the cause of engorgement and what you can do about it

Expressing breast milk

Breastfeeding can also be expressed by bottle

How can you sit, lie or stand when breastfeeding

Latching in the first days after birth

What to do if milk production drops

How do you get milk production going and how can you maintain it?

What you should pay attention to when using nipple shields

If production is greater than your baby's needs

From when can you use a pacifier?

Reducing milk production

During regular days, your breastfeeding offer must be adjusted to your baby's demand

Rooming-in with your baby in one room

Can I store breast milk and how?

The importance of latching on within an hour of birth

When does a baby need supplemental food?

A breastfed baby should receive vitamin K drops

What is regulated in the law about breastfeeding