A Birth Centre is ...

... people ...Midpeople working together for a save and sensitive care during pregnancy, birth and early parenting. Women, who are looking for a self determined, active birth in attendance and companion of their family or friends. wives and birth educators, who believe and trust in womanise capability to give birth in the contexts of nature and know how to encourage and support with professional knowledge in background. ... a program ... a program that takes birth as a natural, physiological proceeding every healthy woman is able to go through. The birth centres prenatal care and birth preparation focuses on a support which gives leeds to women harmonised with her body and the unborn. Midwives attend the time of labor and birth in a sensitive, calm mode, giving support when ever wanted or needed and obstetrical help if necessary. Post part care during the first days is given.

... a place

... a place where privacy is the main issue of surrounding, free choice of attending people is possible, the equipment helps to feel comfortable and gives the possibility to move free and get to relaxation, patient and an individual labouring time and birth position.

... a part

... a part of the health care system where prenatal care, birth education, attentive care during labor and birth by midwives and post part care is offer in a context. The continuos support helps the women to stay and get to their own responsibility. This is an important part of a women- and family orientated health care promotion and it is a significant step forward in the development of maternity and women’s health services.

Why a birth centre?

A birth centre seems as one alternative to hospital and homebirth. It gives the woman care that is founded on highest standards of quality health services, that respects her as a person and responds to her individual needs, is both safe and sensitive for her child. The birth centre offers time, choices, education, support and services.

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