Together we are stronger! That is why we work closely together with various other services

For consultations, referrals and (outpatient) hospital deliveries, we mainly work with our colleagues at the OLVG. When it’s busy or at your request, we also regularly visit the AMC, BovenIJ and Amstelland hospitals. For non-medical births, we often visit one of the Bevalcentrum Amsterdam locations. These are situated in East (OLVG), South or North (BovenIJ, from autumn 2026). 

From seven days postpartum, your baby’s growth and development will be monitored regularly by the Ouder- en Kindteam (OKT; or the consultatiebureau - which is the Dutch equivalent of the Health Visiting Team). You’ll first be introduced to a member of the Parent & Child Team during a home visit. Afterwards you’ll be expected to book appointments at their health clinic nearest to you.

Lactation consultants are breastfeeding specialists. We can advise you on the most common questions and concerns regarding breastfeeding. However, if your question is more specific or requires more time and support, you can contact a lactation consultant.

Some maternity care agencies have their own lactation consultants. We also regularly work with the experts at Borstvoedingscentrum Amsterdam and Mamma Minds. On the website of the Borstvoedingswerkgroep Amsterdam, you can find an overview of all breastfeeding support available in the region.

Sabine Schmitz is an acupuncturist and former midwife. She books sessions at various locations in Amsterdam.  Alternatively, the therapists at Praktijk aan het IJ have lots of experience in treating pregnant women as well.

Do you have specific questions concerning your pregnancy diet? Are you gaining too much or too little weight or are you struggling with certain food allergies? You can easily contact a dietitians. The dietitians at Mood & Food are specialised in offering support during pregnancy and in dealing with gestational diabetes. At Dieetplaneet, you can find dietitians who can provide guidance in your preferred language, including Turkish and Arabic.

  Most medically indicated ultrasounds can be performed at our own practice. All screening ultrasounds (the 13- and 20-week scans) are performed at our specialised ultrasound centre, Echopunt, on Tweede Oosterparkstraat. In addition to all routine ultrasounds, they also offer non-medical “keepsake” scans. For keepsake ultrasounds, Drs Papa is also a good option.

Your GP has (usually) known you for a little while longer than we have, and we will therefore ask her/him to provide us with an accurate health and medical record. And, vice versa, we will inform your GP about how your pregnancy, labour and postnatal period are progressing.

Many things change in your body during pregnancy. This can cause pain and discomfort. Professional support by a specialist physiotherapist could help to relieve your symptoms. We happily recommend our colleagues at Oosterpark Praktijk voor Mensendieck. Thamar Pfluger’s practice is a little further out (Amsterdam Zuid) but she is a real specialist in this field.

For pelvic floor issues or a postpartum check, we are happy to refer you to Da Costa Fysio and EBP-Studio.

You can sign up for antenatal classes – which you can take alone, or together with your partner -  that prepare you for labour and parenthood. Amsterdam offers a very wide and diverse range of classes. To make it a little easier we have selected several antenatal classes we or some of our clients have taken and would recommend. Some classes are also offered in English, some classes are especially aimed at expats; explaining more about the dutch obstetric system. Check here for the selection of antenatal classes we like!

Training our future colleagues is very important to us which is why we frequently work together with student midwives. They always work under our direct supervision. In case you prefer not to be assisted by a student, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

We work together very closely with your maternity nurse during the first 7 days after you’ve given birth. She’ll visit daily to provide you with care and help. You can choose which agency you want to register with yourself. We mainly work with maternity nurses at Mammae Mia, de Kleine Amsterdammer and de Kraamspecialist. 

For blood and urine tests, we work together with Reinier Haga MDC. We can take your blood sample at our practice, or you can visit one of their blood collection points in Amsterdam.

It is also possible to have your blood drawn at the OLVG laboratory

Pregnancy can bring about a roller coaster of emotions. Do you think your mood swings are a little extreme? Or have you suffered with depression before and could you do with a little extra support at this time in your life? Are you suffering with mental health postpartum? Don’t wait and see but rather contact one of the specialist psychologists at Psyche en Zwangerschap. 

Marieke van Luin worked as a midwife for our clinic for many years. A couple of years ago she decided to dedicate herself fulltime to her agency Mamma minds which focuses on offering coaching to (expectant) parents as well as breastfeeding help and support.

Other coaches we'd warmly recommend are Ruth en Maaike at MetVolleAandacht and Sanne van der Vleuten van Postpartumkundige

EVAA is an alliance in primary midwifery care in the area of Amsterdam & Amstelland. EVAA embodies the future of birth care, providing integrated collaboration between birth care colleagues: GP’s, gynaecologists, paediatricians, maternity care, youth health service and psychologists.