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    The document summarizes midwifery in Belgium. It states that midwives are experts in pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period, but are rarely involved in antenatal care as most women see gynecologists during pregnancy. While midwives can conduct deliveries on their own if necessary, they typically play an assisting role to doctors. Home births are uncommon in Belgium, accounting for about 1% of annual births. The professional union of midwives can help connect people with midwives, and hospital stays after delivery are typically 5 days for mothers and children.

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    The document summarizes midwifery in Belgium. It states that midwives are experts in pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period, but are rarely involved in antenatal care as most women see gynecologists during pregnancy. While midwives can conduct deliveries on their own if necessary, they typically play an assisting role to doctors. Home births are uncommon in Belgium, accounting for about 1% of annual births. The professional union of midwives can help connect people with midwives, and hospital stays after delivery are typically 5 days for mothers and children.

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    miB

    BIAKA UNIVERTY INSTITUTE


    OF BUEA
    Department of midwifery, level 200
    Course title: MIDWIFERY IN BELGIUM

    Course instructor: Madame. DINGA VERA


    Presented by: OMBETE N.INES CYNTHIA
    Midwifery in Belgium
    The Belgian midwife association defines a midwife as an expert in pregnancy, labour
    and post partum period. She is medically trained an in the expert of choice for providing
    support and guidance for normal pregnancy and births. You can also ask for a midwife about
    matters relating to fertility and family planning.
    Since the second world war there has been an important shift in midwifery care.
    Physiological delivery has moved from primary to secondary care. The reason of this shift
    was the introduction of compulsory health and disablement insurance scheme in 1944, which
    specified that from 1945 on ward all deliveries in hospitals and all specialist medical care
    would be reimbursed by health insurances, regardless of it having been a physiological or
    pathological birth .Pregnancy and birth are well covered by insurance or public health
    system. The midwife course also became more and more focused on midwives working
    setting of assisting gynaecologist during de delivery. In 1957 the midwives course was
    categorised by Nursing Education.
    Midwives are hardly involved in antenatal care because most women go to gynaecologist
    during their pregnancy. In the natal phase the midwife often play an assisting role but if the
    doctor is absent the midwife is able to conduct the delivery on her own. Midwives conduct 2-
    3% of the annual deliveries. Midwives provide postnatal care in hospital under the
    supervision of the doctor on duty. In 2000, 815 deliveries were registered as conducted by
    independent midwives. Parents can choose where to give birth. They can give birth at home
    or at the hospital where their gynaecologist practises. Home birth is not common in Belgium
    about 1% of annual births are home birth.
    The Belgian society have a different organisation of maternity care. The professional union of
    midwives can direct you towards finding a midwife. In Belgium hospital stay for mother and
    child after delivery is 5 days.
    1911; first midwife association
    1924; regulation of midwifery education
    1945; first council of midwives
    1957; nursing education
    1967; EEC
    1991; update and expansion legislation
    1995; direct entry midwifery
    1999; national council of midwives

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