Enrich your pregnancy experience with the Midwifery Lelystad blog category, packed with expert insights and practical tips. This section provides everything expectant mothers need to know about pregnancy, from early signs to delivery, for a healthy and informed journey.
In the Netherlands, an ultrasound has been offered for years when you are 20 weeks pregnant. This is to investigate whether the baby has any physical abnormalities. If abnormalities are found, these are often serious physical abnormalities such as an open back, an abdomen that is not closed, abnormalities of the bones, kidneys or heart. […]
What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs during pregnancy and disappears after you give birth. Complaints You usually do not notice that you have gestational diabetes. If this is the case, you may feel very thirsty, urinate more often, be tired or itch. A lot of amniotic fluid can be seen on the ultrasound. How does gestational diabetes occur? Your body makes […]
Between 16 and 20 weeks you can start to feel small movements from the baby. Until the 32nd week of pregnancy, these movements become more frequent and you will feel clear kicks. If the baby is moving well, this is a sign that there is enough oxygen and that the baby is doing well. From […]
In the first 20 weeks, your belly slowly grows a little more every week. You will experience few complaints about this. After the 20th week your belly grows a lot faster. This is because your uterus, in which the baby is growing, suddenly becomes a lot bigger. This causes the ligaments around your uterus to stretch more. Because tires stretch, […]
A number of ultrasound scans are performed as standard during your pregnancy. This is an examination in which an image of your baby is made using sound waves. This examination does not hurt. First ultrasound at 7 weeks, not standard From 5 weeks and 3 days of pregnancy, the baby's heart beats in an intact pregnancy. To […]
Term ultrasound If you are between 10 and 12 weeks pregnant, an ultrasound will be made through your abdomen to determine how long you have been pregnant and the date on which we expect you to give birth. This is done by the midwife, in a special ultrasound center or in the hospital. […]
Research shows that 6% of pregnant women in the Netherlands smoke every day, 6.9% drink alcohol and 0.2% use drugs (cannabis/weed, XTC or laughing gas). This is not always told to the GP or midwife. Because smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs during your pregnancy has major consequences for your baby, we […]
The advice below is for the prevention of infectious diseases during pregnancy. Infectious diseases can be dangerous for you or your baby. Before pregnancy Did you not have measles and rubella before your pregnancy? Then get vaccinated to protect your baby. Have yourself tested for STDs by your GP, as these can cause problems during [...]
Weeks 1 to 5 During the first five weeks, thousands of cells slowly develop into an embryo, which is a precursor to a baby. It is still so small that it cannot be seen with the naked eye. During the first few weeks, the embryo (your baby) gets nutrition from your blood vessels in the uterine wall. It […]
Can you be pregnant? Answers to frequently asked questions about pregnancy tests. Taking a pregnancy test can be exciting, but also stressful. That's especially true if you're not sure whether to trust the results. Know when and how to take a home pregnancy test. And learn about the possible disadvantages of staying at home […]
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