Midwifery Care
Check-up appointments
In the beginning of your pregnancy you will come about once a month for a check-up. This will increase in frequency until the end of your pregnancy when you will come once a week. At essentially all of your appointments you will see one of us. It may happen that due to our appointment schedule or your own schedule it may be more convenient to have your check-up with Team Diemen
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Birth
If you do not have a medical indication then one of the midwives from Team 1 will provide the care during labor and delivery. This is Team Venserpolder/Duivendrecht or Team Diemen, so aside from Maria and Marike, this is Thessa, Emma or Anne. Depending on your preferences this can be at home or in the hospital. We have a lot of experience with water births. We change shifts for who is on-call for deliveries every 24 hours.
Postpartum Week
Elsa
Paula
Our experienced maternity nurses Elsa and Paula do all of the postpartum visits for Team Venserpolder/Duivendrecht. We strive to have at least one of the visits during the postpartum week to be done by one of the midwives from Team Venserpolder/Duivendrecht, if possible the midwife who attended the birth.
Ultrasounds
Marike
Maria
All ultrasound scans (early viability scan, dating scan, 13 and 20-week, growth, fetal position) are made by one of Vida’s midwife sonographers. For Team Venserpolder/Duivendrecht this is Marike Nijman and Maria Hoenderdos.
Together we will discuss which ultrasound scans are applicable to your pregnancy.
Aside from making ultrasounds, you may also see Marike and Maria as a regular midwife and who knows, maybe even at your birth.
All ultrasounds scans take place at our location in De Brede Hoed in Diemen.
Prenatal Consultations
Maria and Roelie have prenatal (ultrasound)consultations on various days. All of the appointments are at Thursday at the health center Venserpolder.
Availability
Your midwife is reachable 24/7 for births and emergencies. If the midwife is already busy with a delivery then another Vida midwife from team 2 or 3 will come to provide the care during your birth. This does not happen often.
We hope you have a healthy and amazing pregnancy!
