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.
Just Say “No” to Induction for Suspected Big Baby
Just Say “No” to Induction for Suspected Big Baby When doctors believe a baby is going to be on the large side, they often recommend inducing labor in hopes of avoiding a cesarean or injury to baby or mom during a difficult vaginal birth. Does that strategy work?...
The Annual Report on Midwifery-Led Care During Labour and Birth 2022
Midwifery-led care during labor and delivery in numbersThe 2022 Annual Report on Midwifery-Led Care offers a comprehensive overview of the state of midwifery practices across Belgium, highlighting the contributions of 29 midwifery practices and 112 independent...
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...
Stories
Dive into these stories and get inspired!
Avyn’s birth story
Avyn’s birth Avyn was born in a smooth home birth, with calm music, dimmed lights, a birth pool, two trusted midwives, and his babbo Leo and big sister Alicia holding my hands. It could not have been any better. But the time leading up to the birth was not the...
The birth story of Noor at home
The name Noor means ‘light’; she was actually born at the first light on the day she was due. The blackbird had just started singing and the great tits had finished their first round through our small garden. Noor was delivered in our living room where the toys had...
Gallery
A picture says more than a thousand words.
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...
In the spotlight
‘The Breast Feed’,
puts the beauty and naturalness of breastfeeding in the spotlight.
Pictures by Josefien Tondeleir
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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