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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...

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...

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...

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...

The worldwide pandemic of Covid has made it rather clear that physical contact is necessary for our wellbeing. Not only adults need skin to skin contact, babies require it as a basic need, as shown by ample scientific research. It is even harmful to separate a baby...

How many labours and births in Belgium are midwife led and so guided and supported from start till the end by the independent midwife? Due to the current way in which birth registrations are happening, we simply don’t know. In the working group ‘midwife led care’,...