Welcome!
Expecting a baby is an exciting time for you and your family, especially when you are (far) away from home. You are most welcome to our midwifery practice 'De Kern' in Leiden. We are dedicated and experienced midwives who love to be at your side during your pregnancy and birth. We cater for all tastes; from assisting a water birth at home to arranging an epidural for you as you wish. All of the midwives at De Kern speak English. One of our midwives is also fluently in German. And another even speaks Swahili ;)
Please don't hesitate to call us at 071-5414065 or send us a message if you want more information. Do you want to subscribe to our care? Please use our subscription form. We are looking forward to seeing you!
Questionnaire for your first appointment
We kindly ask you to complete the questionnaire below and bring it with you to your first appointment with the midwife:
Contacting De Kern (for non-medical issues only)
Pregnancy
Please find these links to websites which provide information in other languages:
www.polozna.nl (Polska)
Childbirth class in English, Amsterdam
Mindful Birth class in English, Oegstgeest
Pregnant! Brochure with general information (English)
General information pregnancy and birth from the NHS (English)
www.homeinleiden.nl (English)
Antenatal screening, Down's syndrome test (English, Deutsch, Français, Espanol, Papiamentu, Português, Turkçe, Arabic, Chinese)
20 weeks structural anomaly scan (English, Deutsch, Français, Espanol, Papiamentu, Português, Turkçe, Arabic, Chinese)
Breech presentation and external version (English, Deutsch, Français, Espanol, Português, Turkçe, Arabic, Chinese)
Birth
How to prepare for birth (English, Deutsch, Français, Espanol, Papiamentu, Português, Turkçe, Arabic, Chinese, Soomaali, Polska)
Your birth: How do you deal with pain? (English, Deutsch, Français, Espanol, Papiamentu, Português, Turkçe, Arabic, Chinese, Soomaali, Polska)
After birth
Screening tests for newborn babies, heel prick test and hearing test (English, Deutsch, Français, Espanol, Papiamentu, Português, Turkçe, Arabic, Chinese, Polska)
Screening test for congenital heart problems (POLAR study)