Pregnancy:
In order to provide comprehensive, well-informed and trustworthy support throughout your pregnancy, I offer home visits. These visits allow sufficient time to provide assistance with minor and major issues, accompany you through your pregnancy, and offer information and advice, as every pregnancy is different and requires individual care. Midwives thus offer a counterbalance to the increasingly technical care that can also cause a great deal of uncertainty.
Appointments can be arranged on any day of the week, preferably in the morning.
I also offer birth preparation as part of a home visit. This is interesting for couples who just want a quick overview or for experienced women as a short, intensive refresher course – alone or with their partner, as required. Just get in touch with me!
My former courses, ‘Shopping Assistance’ and ‘Breastfeeding’, now take place as part of home visits to help you optimise your purchases and learn useful information about breastfeeding.
Birth:
Unfortunately, I am currently not offering birth support as a midwife. Policy of the health insurance companies and the insurance companies against us midwives, which has now been aggravating for years, has led me to this step for reasons of cost. Maybe protesting and the hope of a better future helps …
Childbed:
Postpartum period:
After delivery, I may be able to visit women who have given birth at Düsseldorf University Hospital in their hospital rooms. Unfortunately, this is not possible at other hospitals. The hospital stay is usually three days, or five days in the case of a caesarean section. However, communication via modern media always makes it possible to get answers to urgent questions.
A:
In the evening on the day of discharge, we can arrange a video call to answer any questions you may have about the first night.
The day after discharge, I will come for my first home visit. This can also be at the weekend, if necessary. During the visits, I will explain umbilical cord care, personal hygiene and weight gain for the baby, monitor the regression of the uterus, and answer questions about breastfeeding or handling the baby. These appointments will take place daily at the beginning, then with breaks, and finally once a week if desired. In this way, we will gradually ‘cut the cord’ until you no longer need my support or wish to take advantage of other services I offer.
B:
To counteract the shortage of midwives, I have included video consultations in my range of services. Pregnancy and postnatal care can be monitored using a video tool that is secure and protects data privacy. This service is of interest to anyone who I would otherwise have to turn away due to distance, who has been unable to find a midwife for home visits, or who finds this option convenient for personal reasons.
Postnatal classes:
Postnatal exercise can begin 6-8 weeks after giving birth. I would be happy to give you an introduction to the most important initial exercises.
Complementary food:
Interesting facts about weaning and supplementary feeding. The fifth month of life is a good time to start, so that you can begin in the sixth or seventh month.