If it is your own choice to give birth in a hospital, without a medical reason, you will give birth on an outpatient basis. In that case you give birth with your own midwife, there is no gynecologist present. A maternity nurse or nurse assists during the delivery.

Features outpatient delivery:

• You know that you are going to the hospital to prepare for this.
• If you give birth on an outpatient basis, medical pain relief is usually arranged quickly. With medical pain relief, your midwife can no longer supervise the delivery.
• Suppose you give birth on an outpatient basis, and complications do arise. In that case, you no longer have to travel to the hospital. Sometimes you still have to move to another room.
• After giving birth, you usually go home quickly. There you will be further guided by the maternity nurse and the midwife. You may receive postnatal care immediately if this is in the evening or at night.
• You are more likely to have medical interventions than with home birth.
• The atmosphere in the hospital is usually not homely.

Some costs are not reimbursed by all health insurers. Please check with your insurer.

If you require medical pain relief, we cannot supervise your delivery. The midwife or doctor from the hospital will then guide you further. We will discuss in advance how the guidance will go if you want medical pain relief.

In most cases, you will return home reasonably quickly. If this is in the evening or at night, you will receive maternity care the next day.