Homebirth
An informed choice
„ Pour changer le monde, nous devons d’abord changer la façon dont les enfants naissent“
Michel Odent
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“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength"
Barbara Katz Rothman
Since December 2021, I am offering home births or births in our Lunata Center in Bertrange together with my colleagues Danielle and Marina.
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https://www.lunata.lu/en/naissance
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Listening carefully to take your expectations and questions into account and to address possible problems
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Information based on current scientific data (evidence based )
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Continuity of care by sharing information between the professionals involved
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Conditions for a home birth
For a home birth the mother must
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be in good health
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have a physiological pregnancy
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have a normal morphological ultrasound of the baby
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have a baby in cephalic presentation
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have a gestational age of the baby of more than 37 weeks of pregnancy.
In case of possible risks we will decide during a joint discussion whether a home birth is advisable.
We refer to the German guidelines, 'vaginale Geburt am Termin, S3 Leitlinie 2020', which are based on the recommendations of the Institute for health and care excellence (NICE) and the 'Mutterschafts-Richtlinien'.
Since June 2024, the Luxembourg Scientific Council has established recommendations for monitoring normal and low-risk pregnancies. https://conseil-scientifique.public.lu/fr/publications/perinat/suivi-de-la-grossesse-normale-et-a-bas-risque-en-secteur-hospitalier-ou-extra-hospitalier.html
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During your labour you will be attended by the midwife you know and who attended you during your pregnancy. For the moment of the birth a second midwife will be present.
The midwives offer you individual support to detect pathological signs and to organize a transfer to hospital in good time.
In case of an emergency, the midwife has the necessary skills to stabilize the condition of the mother or the newborn and has emergency equipment and medication.
Transport time to the hospital must be taken into consideration, so we provide home births within a short distance of a maternity hospital.
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