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Gynaecologen en verloskundigen merken dat er veel vragen zijn rond de coronavaccinaties en zwangerschap. Is het verstandig de prik te nemen als je zwanger bent (of wil worden) of moet je juist even wachten? Wat is er waar van de verhalen die rond gaan over vruchtbaarheid?

Om je meer uitleg te geven over de prik tegen corona, maar ook om je vragen direct te kunnen beantwoorden, organiseren de NVOG (beroepsorganisatie van gynaecologen), KNOV (beroepsorganisatie van verloskundigen) en het ministerie van VWS op woensdag 12 januari a.s. een livestream. Kijk mee en laat je informeren!

Stel al je vragen over vaccineren tegen corona en zwangerschap/vruchtbaarheid! Er zitten experts klaar om live je vragen te beantwoorden.

Aanmelden is niet nodig en deelname is gratis (en indien gewenst anoniem).

Stream via www.nvog.nl/livestream

Lately we have been shooting films for education and information about the delivery and childbirth. Something very new, fun and also exciting for us! We will keep you posted about the developing of the films.

If you would like to watch our information evening about labour and birth right now, we are happy to send you a recording of the latest online information evening, in Dutch or English. Recommended for everyone from about 30 weeks of pregnancy. Send an email to the assistant if you wish.

In addition, at 34-36 weeks we are happy to schedule extra time during the consultation hour to go through the birth information individually. If you still have questions or a birth plan, this is a good moment to discuss them with each other.

From week 13 of your pregnancy, you are always welcome at the walk-in ‘heartbeat consultation’ hours. Does the time between appointments feel too long, and would you just like to hear your baby’s heartbeat in between check-ups? You can come by.

We offer walk-in heartbeat consultation hours on Tuesdays (location Amsterdam Buitenveldert) and Thursdays (location Amstelveen Kamillelaan) from 2:45 to 3:15pm. We kindly request that you email the assistant beforehand that you will be coming.

We hope you enjoy your summer!

Hereby we would like to inform you about the latest measures that we had to take in our practice, in the interest of your and our health.

Increase in corona infections in our region

Unfortunately we saw a rapid increase in the number of corona infections in our region in the past week. We advise you to be aware of this in daily life and when following the measures.

Coming together or alone to your appointment

We were pleased that we have recently been able to welcome many partners at the (ultrasound) appointments. We noticed that our earlier advice, to come alone to the standard checks as much as possible, was not noticed by everyone. We request that you come together to an appointment only when there are details for both of you to discuss, for example when discussing a birth plan. Partners are welcome at ultrasound scan appointments (taking into account you are both free of COVID-19 symptoms and your partner keeps 1.5 m distance from the midwife/sonographer).

At our location on the Molenweg it is currently not allowed to come together at all, because of the regulations at that location.

Unfortunately, you are not allowed to bring children or others. They can watch via FaceTime if desired. If it is not possible to arrange a babysitter, a child can come along as long as it can remain seated in a chair or secured into a stroller. It is not allowed for children to walk around in the waiting and consultation room.

We try to keep 1.5 metres distance as much as possible

We try to keep 1.5 metres distance during your appointment. Obviously, this is difficult during the check-up and ultrasound scans, but during conversations this is possible. We applied lines in the consultation rooms. The partner who is watching an ultrasound is also requested to remain behind the line. We kindly request you to respect the 1.5 metres distance.

Return from abroad

When you arrived in the Netherlands after visiting a country with ‘code orange’, you are strongly advised to self-quarantine for 14 days before you are allowed to come to our practice. On the website www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl you can check whether the country where you stayed was given a ‘code orange’ during your stay.
Please contact the assistant by telephone if you have any questions or problems.

Giving birth in the hospital

When giving birth, only partners are welcome in the hospitals Ziekenhuis Amstelland and VU medical center, no other second person. In Ziekenhuis Amstelland only a doula is allowed to support you as second person at the birth.

Maternity period and visits

During the first week after the delivery we will come for one postpartum visit once, if desired. Our postpartum visits are kept to a minimum; we will provide our care by telephone, by FaceTime or by Zoom as much as possible. We will ask you what you prefer.

We advise you not to welcome lots of people during the first maternity weeks. We give this advise for your own safety, and for that of the maternity nurse as well. The maternity nurse will use the advice and protocols of her maternity care organization.

Last but not least…

We kindly request you to wash or disinfect your hands when you arrive at the practice. In the waiting area you will find dispensers with hand sanitizer that you can use. In Buitenveldert you will find a dispenser in the consulting room.

We request you not to come to the practice if you have a fever, flu or any (also very mild) form of a cold, or if you have had contact with someone with COVID-19. If you have an appointment with us, please contact us by phone, even if this situation occurs on that day.

Do you have any questions about the coronavirus? Visit the RIVM website, or call 0800-1351.

We would like to ask you to keep checking our news updates via our website in the near future. When there is relevant information from our practice again, we will inform you here.

Visitors after the birth
It is allowed to invite visiters during your maternity period. Please ask your visitors to keep as much distance as possible (1.5 m) whenever they can. And also ask your visitors to visit when the maternity nurse is not working.

Tips to prevent infection

• Frequently wash your hands for at least 20 seconds or use a hand sanitiser.
• Cough and sneeze into your elbow
• Use paper tissues when blowing your nose
• Keep your distance from anyone coughing or sneezing
• Don’t shake hands

Find more information about the guidelines from maternity care organization De Kraamvogel

As a result of the easing of measures in the country regarding the coronavirus, our professional organization, the KNOV, is allowed to expand midwifery care. We are pleased to inform you on the easing of measures in our practice, as of May 11th:

Partners are welcome

Your partner is allowed again to join at your (ultrasound scan) appointments with us and at ultrasound center SAM, taking into account you are both free of COVID-19 symptoms and your partner is 1.5 m away from the midwife/sonographer. The starting point for every contact moment remains: come alone as much as possible. We recommend to consider coming alone for a standard check-up, if there are no important topics for both of you to discuss.

Unfortunately, you are still not allowed to bring children or others.

Pregnancy check-ups at the practice

Every pregnancy check-up is offered again at the practice. We no longer schedule new consultations by phone or intakes by Zoom, unless this is at your own request.

The consultations by phone that have already been scheduled can remain as is. If you have such an appointment with us, you may now also choose to come to us at the scheduled time. You can ask our assistant by email at which location your appointment is planned.

Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to change the time or location of the appointments when they take place within two weeks. If it is not convenient for you to come to the location which was planned by us, we would like to ask you to keep your consultation appointment by phone.

Ultrasound on request

It is again allowed to perform all kinds of ultrasounds, including ultrasounds on request. An ultrasound on request is an elective ultrasound without medical indication, such as a gender scan at 15 weeks of the pregnancy, or a 3D ultrasound between 24 and 28 weeks. If you are interested, we advise you to schedule an appointment with us in time.

Extra person during your delivery

In addition to your partner, a second person (e.g. a family member, friend, birth photographer or doula) is now welcome again at the birth, at home and in a number of hospitals.

As soon as it is known whether and how Ziekenhuis Amstelland and VU medical centre ease their measures, we will post a news update on our website.

Other measures

We try to keep 1.5 m distance as much as possible and strictly adhere to the hygiene measures.

We kindly request pregnant women and their partners to wash or disinfect their hands when they arrive at the practice. In the waiting area you will find dispensers with hand sanitizer that you can use. In Buitenveldert you will find this dispenser in the consulting room.

When you have a check-up appointment, we still ask you to check in advance whether you are having symptoms of the flu/cold, or whether you may have had risk contact with an infected person. If that’s the case, don’t come to the practice. If you have an appointment with us, we request that you contact the assistant by telephone. In each situation, we will find a solution in the care you need.

We would like to ask you to keep checking our news updates via our website in the near future. When there is relevant information from our practice again, we will inform you there.

We take all measures that are necessary to provide responsible care. We hope to guide you in the safest way during this special period of your life. We appreciate your understanding.

In response to the latest information from RIVM and the changes to the measures in the country with regard to the coronavirus, our professional organization, the KNOV, is making new recommendations for medically responsible safe care. The current adjustment of the measures ensures that obstetric care meets the needs of our clients better. We hereby inform you about new measures in our practice, as of this week:

We are able to offer everyone an early ultrasound again at eight weeks of pregnancy, regardless of medical indication. We will contact our clients to schedule an appointment.

We will discuss your questions and provide you with any necessary information during your check-up at the practice. This means that the telephone consultation prior to the appointment will be canceled. We try to keep 1.5 meter distance as much as possible and strictly adhere to the hygiene measures. We keep asking pregnant women to come alone to the appointments. So, unfortunately, without a partner, children or others.

We kindly request you to wash or disinfect your hands when you arrive at the practice. In the waiting area you will find dispensers with hand sanitizer that you can use. In Buitenveldert you will find this dispenser in the consulting room.

The current check-up interval is maintained. We only do check-ups at the practice that are medically necessary. At 23 and 33 weeks of pregnancy you will receive an additional appointment for a consultation by phone. We will send you this appointment by email. If the scheduled time does not suit you, we kindly ask you to contact our assistant, so we can change the appointment right away.

When you have a check-up appointment, we still ask you to check in advance whether you are having symptoms of the flu/cold, or whether you may have had risk contact with an infected person. If that’s the case, don’t come to the practice. If you have an appointment with us, we request that you contact the assistant by telephone or email. In each situation, we will find a solution in the care you need.

During the first week after the delivery we will come for a postpartum visit once, if desired. The other visits, as we did in recent times, are done by telephone as much as possible or by video calling with FaceTime or Zoom. We will ask you what you prefer.

We would like to let you know that it is important to contact us with any questions when you are unsure or worried. Do not wait when you have concerns, but call the practice or our emergency number.

We would like to ask you to keep checking our news updates via our website in the near future. When there is relevant information from our practice again, we will inform you here.

Earlier we informed you about the measures we had to take to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Centering Pregnancy meetings and information evenings cannot continue in the way as it was before. Many birthing classes from others were canceled as well. We would like to inform you how you still can attend our information evening about labour and delivery online. We will also tell you which online antenatal classes are available and how you can get in touch with care providers with whom we collaborate during pregnancy.

Information evening Labour and delivery

We have chosen to offer the upcoming evening session ‘Labour and delivery’ online with a Zoom meeting. This will take place on Tuesday April 28 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

You’ll get lots of information and tips for the upcoming period. This is especially useful if this is your first birth in the Netherlands. You are also very welcome to join if you are expecting a second or next child and want to refresh your knowledge.

We recommend to attend this evening around 30 weeks of pregnancy. The next meeting is scheduled for June 30. If it is too late for you, please join now!

You can register by sending an email to our practice. Then you will receive an invitation with the required Zoom link no later than one day prior to the meeting. If you do not receive this, please check for spam in your mail. Otherwise please send us an email and we will try again.

Online antenatal class

If you want to prepare even better for the birth, then take a birthing class in addition to our information evening:

You can achieve this by following an online antenatal class with ‘BevalWijzer’ (Delivery Guide). This is often fully or partially reimbursed by your additional insurance. The total duration is 4.5 hours, which can be arranged at your own pace: www.bevalwijzer.nl/welcome/?lang=en

You can also register for an online course from ‘Rondom de Geboorte’ (Around the birth), an initiative from the Youth Health Centre in Amsterdam. Rondom de Geboorte provides antenatal classes and postnatal classes for parents of newborns: https://rondomdegeboorte.nl

We have good experience with antenatal coaching by Barbara Corsetto, from Practice for hypnotherapy & pregnancy counseling. She is able to guide pregnant women towards a relaxed delivery via video calling. She teaches you hypnosis exercises and sends you material, both in writing and with audio files: https://bevallen Zonderzorgen.nl/deskundigen/barbara-corsetto/

Preparation Breastfeeding

Our information evening ‘Breastfeeding’ with lactation consultant Sanne Koeman has been canceled. To prepare yourself as well as possible for breastfeeding, you can request a presentation with information and videos from her. You will receive this after you fill in the contact form on her website: www.sannekoemanlactatiekundige.nl/contactlactatiekunde
Sanne is able to give telephone consultations when necessary.

Mensendieck Movement Therapy

When you have pelvic pain during pregnancy, you can contact mensendieck movement therapist Francis Sieverding. She gives treatments in her practice or via a video consultation with Clickdoc: www.oefentherapiemensendieck-amstelveen.nl

We would like to give you an update on the measures taken in obstetric care in our region, regarding the coronavirus. The various national organizations, including our professional organization the KNOV, and the hospitals, have made adjustments and have tightened up the policy. We follow these closely. The most important things:

– Several locations of the Atalmedial laboratories are temporarily closed. The laboratory in Amstelland Hospital is closed. You can go for the NIPT or GTT (glucose tolerance test) to the location Jan Tooropstraat 138, in Amsterdam. Which locations are open may differ per day and the information on the Atalmedial website is not up to date. We advise you to check where you can go the day before your visit, by calling 0880037735

– The appointments for necessary medical ultrasounds will continue, including the 20-week screening ultrasound at ultrasound center SAM. Here, as well, only the pregnant woman is welcome.

– We keep asking you not to come to the practice if you have the flu or a cold, or if you may have had contact with an infected person. If you have an appointment with us, we request that you contact the assistant by telephone or email.

– We advise you to consider postponing the 22 weeks whooping cough injection for some time. You can get the vaccination from the 22nd week until the end of your pregnancy. Vaccination a few weeks later does not compromise timely and adequate protection.

– When you are at the consultation hour from 35 weeks onwards, we will give you a printed version of your pregnancy card. This way, every care provider can view your medical data if this is necessary. We ask you to take this card with you to every appointment in the hospital and during the delivery.

– Only your partner is welcome with the delivery at home or in the hospital. The extra person, who was welcome previously, has been canceled. Unfortunately, this also applies to a birth photographer or doula.

– If a medical indication arises during childbirth, we may not always come with you to the hospital. In that case we will guide you to the door of the hospital if desired. We will then hand over the care to the gynecologist by telephone.

– A bath delivery is now only possible when you are healthy, without signs of a cold, illness or fever. If this is the case, this increases the risk of contamination of the care provider and it is therefore not allowed.

– We previously discouraged maternity visits. Now we urge you not to receive a visit during the first maternity weeks. This measure is for your own safety, and for that of the maternity nurse as well. If you do receive visitors, the maternity nurse will leave.

We would like to ask you to keep an eye on our news updates via our website in the near future, under ‘news’.

All measures are aimed at minimizing the risk of contamination for care providers and clients. The caregivers are important in the care of pregnant women and their unborn child. We hope for your understanding.