Kraamzorg de Waarden Information brochure Practical tips What things do I need? Contents Congratulations on your pregnancy! What can Kraamzorg de Waarden do for me? .........................................5 Who will I be dealing with? .............................................................. 10 A happy new life, that’s something we wish every baby and parent. What do I really need to know? ......................................................... 12 A beautiful beginning to your child’s life. It is a moment that we What else is important? .................................................................... 14 can celebrate by wishing you a Happy new life! 3 What things do I need? ..................................................................... 16 You’re pregnant, and it is so special. At You can find that person at Kraamzorg What do I bring to the hospital? ........................................................ 18 such an extraordinary time you need de Waarden! In this brochure we tell you someone who understands you and can all about our organisation, your wishes What should I pay attention to? ........................................................ 20 show you the way. Someone who recog- and what we can offer you. nises that you are dealing with a lot, And when I go into labour? ............................................................... 22 and that you may even feel insecure at times. This is when you need someone Happy New Life! How about the JGZ? .......................................................................... 24 who will take away your insecurities and give you confidence for this new life. Where can I go for … ....................................................................... 25 More reading .................................................................................... 25 Kraamzorg de Waarden scores What can Kraamzorg de Waarden higher in customer satisfaction! do for me? The numbers prove it: customer satisfaction with the services of Kraamzorg de Waarden is extremely high. Postnatal and maternity care Reliable and close-by Bed raisers and other practical tools We want to provide you with an Our maternity nurses work in small You can order bed raisers from our Especially in terms of competencies, recent figures reveal that our organisation scores considerably higher than other mater- unforgettable and relaxed postnatal teams and are either affiliated with an website, as well as bed pans, back nity care providers. To find out more, visit kraamzorgdewaarden.nl care that will become a warmly cherished obstetrics practice or work closely with supports, shower seats and bedside memory. Your first postnatal week is your obstetrician or GP. In many cases commodes. All of this will be delivered one of the most important times in they also come to the hospital. The Other organizations your life. This is why our maternity nurses live throughout our serviced to you for free and picked up later. All nurses will always coordinate your areas, so there will always be one of the costs are covered by your health postnatal care in consultation with close-by. We provide postnatal care insurance and do not affect your Competences In the family you, so that we can meet your wishes near you, offering a small scale, deductible. It would be a good idea to 100% 100% 96% 95% and expectations, all within our familiar feel that is supported by the check in advance how many bed raisers 91% 90% 90% 91% 90% 90% 89% 90% 89% 86% 87% 86% 86% 86% 86% possibilities. We want to get you off to stability of a large organisation. you will be needing. At 37 weeks your 81% 80% a good start. Attention to your health, bed should be at a height of 80 cm, 4 1 80% 80% 78% 5 care and nutrition is our priority. Our So that you can be informed in advance measured from the top of the mattress. 70% 70% nurses will help you with this and will about what maternity care entails, you On our website you can find a link to 60% 60% ensure rest and regularity, so that you are first receiving this information the Duxxie order page, where you can can fully recover from childbirth and brochure. We also have an extensive order easily and quickly. Supplier 50% 50% can really enjoy your baby and your website. After registering you will Medipoint will deliver and pick up from 0% 0% Always takes the Always takes the personal Always has a close postnatal care. At the end of the first receive fun weekly information about your home for free throughout the cliënts wishes into situation, cultural cooperation between the postpartum week you will be able to the development of your child and your Netherlands. account background and cliënts maternity care assistant wishes into account and the midwife take care of your baby on your own, pregnancy. This will be supplemented by Always alert well-cared for Always friendly with confidence and self-assurance. useful tips and advice, nifty instructional Always self-reliant Always respectful Always forthcoming Always Do you have specific wishes, or did you videos, product information, offers and have multiple births or a Caesarean? much more. If you haven’t done so yet, If that is the case, our maternity or if you registered via your health Our maternity nurses are rated 6% better on The collaboration between our maternity nurses nurses will take good care of you. insurance or through a different channel attentiveness than maternity nurses at other and obstetricians is rated at least 8% better than and still want to receive the weekly organisations. other maternity care providers. pregnancy email, you can register via kraamzorgdewaarden.nl/zwangermail. during the postnatal care we reassess Early delivery assistance whether that number of hours still fits All our maternity nurses are trained in early delivery assistance, which means that you can request a maternity nurse before your your situation. If it doesn’t, the number scheduled delivery. She can come to you as soon as dilation starts and help you throughout the entire birth. A safe, relaxed of hours needed is determined in environment is good for a normal delivery and postnatal recovery. The nurse can motivate you and your partner or support you when consultation with your obstetrician. the contractions begin. Should you want some time together, the nurse will in any event be nearby if you need her. Do you want to You can also buy extra hours outside make use of this early assistance option? Discuss it with your obstetrician, who will then know that a maternity nurse has to be called the indicated hours at your own ex- earlier. These hours are also covered by your health insurance, they are partum hours that are separate from the postnatal hours so they pense. If you are hospitalised for will not be deducted from your regular care hours. several days, the total postnatal hours at home is reduced. as our possibilities. These agreements tary insurance policies that you have, Home birth Breastfeeding support can explain your situation when making Is a different nurse coming? are included in the care plan. consult your policy provisions as to The Netherlands is unique in that so You can attend a breastfeeding course the appointment for the first interview. During your postnatal care week you whether you owe this deductible in its many women give birth at home. at various locations within our serviced During the intake interview the consul- may get a different maternity nurse to Deferred postnatal care or incubator entirety or partially. Obstetricians and maternity nurses are areas. These courses are given by our tant gives you information about your take over your care. This may be aftercare highly trained to assist you at home lactation specialists, who will teach pregnancy, the birth and the upcoming unavoidable for reasons of high de- This type of care is intended for mo- Care guarantee with the birth of your child. You get you about breastfeeding. They are postnatal week. The indication for mand, vacation, illness or part-time thers whose baby, after being placed in As a large and flexible maternity care extra care hours for this assistance with always available, during your postnatal postnatal hours will be coordinated status of the nurse. For maternity an incubator or for another reason, provider, Kraamzorg de Waarden is able your labour. Your obstetrician or GP will care and beyond. You can contact them based on the national Maternity care nurses who also have a family it is too comes home only after 10 days. This to offer you a guarantee of care. This determine together with you when the by phone or e-mail for advice. Please indication protocol. You can of course difficult to work for eight straight days. modality consists of care for the baby, means that you can count on maternity maternity nurse should come. You can visit our website for more information. ask the consultant any other questions It may also be too burdensome for older information and advice. care under any circumstances, even reach us 24/7 at 088 130 17 18. 6 1 7 you may have. nurses. We strive to be a good employer during vacation periods or unexpected Intake interview by offering our maternity nurses the To find out whether you are eligible for birth peaks. Assistance with home birth Our consultant will contact you around Number of postnatal hours option to work in four-day rosters, so this type of care, it is best that you The maternity nurse will get all the week 25 of your pregnancy to make an It is important that you and your child that they can improve and maintain contact your health insurer or read the necessary tools ready for the delivery appointment for an intake interview. get off to a good start. This is why in their work pleasure and working condi- provisions of your insurance policy. The birth (if that hasn’t been done already), will This interview takes place before week the Netherlands we work with a Natio- tions.