Birth Matters
is a roadmap to options during pregnancy and birth. Because Birth Matters!
Birthmatters.be offers choices by providing information, recent scientific insights and figures on birth care. In addition, we share birth stories, tips and stories of experience from parents, midwives and other birth workers.
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The founders of BirthMatters.be are all midwives, experienced in the independent accompaniment of births and united by our passion for midwifery guided birth care.
Feeling anxious or depressed? Something can be done to help!
Many of us may experience an off-day or the baby blues, but what if you are feeling downright depressed or anxious during pregnancy or after birth? First, you are definitely not alone! Some twenty percent of young families suffer from mental health problems during or...
Being on cloud nine is not really the postpartum reality
Pregnancy and postpartum entail many changes, both on a physical and psychological level. You will come across many mental challenges. Don’t panic when this occurs. It is fairly common and perfectly normal. By Dr. An-Sofie Van Parys Picture by Anton DariusCalm and...
After the baby, comes the placenta!
The birth of the placenta. It accompanies every birth. Usually it comes naturally, sometimes it has to be assisted. How does it work and why is it sometimes necessary to intervene? Picture by CaromamaBleeding after birth, sometimes caused by the placenta, can have...
Stories
Dive into these stories and get inspired!
Roan’s birth story
After giving birth to a star gazer, this mother does not anticipate a smooth, second childbirth. And yet, it turns out to be a birth beyond her wildest dreams.My story is one that I could only have dreamt of, so perfect it has turned out to be. As my previous...
The birth story of Cis at home
It was on the first day of the new year that Cis saw the light of life. His mother, Joke, describes his more or less unexpected home delivery and shares suggestions about how she prepared during pregnancy for the birth.It is with great joy and happiness that I am...
Gallery
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These pure photos were all made by (birth)photographers with a warm heart for BirthMatters.be.
Noa & Laure figure it out
Find answers to the questions you didn’t know you had!
Does my baby have to wear a hat immediately after birth?
Picture by Marijke Thoen Maybe you haven't thought about it for a second. Or perhaps it is the most obvious thing for you: because don't all newborns have a hat on their little head? It is often an automatism after birth: the baby has barely given its first cry...
…Why it is better not to cut the umbilical cord immediately after birth
Quickly cut the umbilical cord after birth. This is still the reflex of many healthcare providers once the baby is lying on its mother's tummy. Such a shame. Research shows that it is better to wait at least a minute for this.Picture by Auke van de KerkhofThe baby has...
Call the midwife
Some midwives work solo, others group together and form a group practice. Via the link below you will find an overview of the midwives who offer midwife-led assisted birth care. Contact the midwife in your neighbourhood and walk this wonderful path together!
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