pre- and postnatal care | Huis van Meraki

Prenatal and postnatal care

From the very first days of your pregnancy, until your baby turns one year old, you can count on our care and dedication. Together, we try to make both the pre- and postnatal period as peaceful and comfortable as possible.

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During your pregnancy, we follow your health and well-being closely, always in collaboration with your medical doctor or gynecologist. During each consultation, we monitor your and your babies well-being, we evaluate the growth of your child and detect any complications early stages. Of course, there is always room to discuss all your questions and concerns.

When you leave the hospital after birth, we visit you at your home within the first 24 hours. This routine will occur daily until the 5th day after birth. We plan together a homevisit around ten days, three weeks and six weeks after birth. Afterwards, we discuss together where your needs and wishes are to continue any further support.

We look back on how the birth went, support you with breast (or bottle) feeding, and keep a close eye on your overall well-being. At the same time, the development of your child is also closely monitored.

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What does this care package mean?

We are available at any time for your questions or concerns, you can always reach us by phone (if urgent). No medical advice is given via text messages.

Our first home visit after birth takes place within 24 hours after your home return. This allows us to actively support you in the very crucial moments and hours back at home.

Up to, and including, the 5th day after birth we visit you daily. Furthermore, we offer a consultation visit around the 10th day, as well as the 3rd and 6th week after birth.

We follow you and your baby up to the 1st year after birth. From the 6th week after birth, our consultations can be easily arranged at your request according to your specific needs and well-being. This can happen either at your home or at our premises. Moreover, taking part in our regular activities and mother circles you can also gain an opportunity to ask questions and stay well-informed.

A question? You can contact your own midwife by telephone if you have any questions or concerns between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. At night, the midwives at the maternity unit, where you will give birth or were admitted, will help you during the first nights after returning home. During holidays or weekends, your midwife can give you the telephone number of a colleague. She will make agreements about this with you if that's the case.

Urgently in need of a feeding support? We have several pumping devices that can be lent free of charge for a maximum period of one week (depending on availability; the purchase of the very pump set is mandatory for hygiene reasons).

How much does this care package cost?

A dedicated midwifery care should be affordable, and therefore we operate under the contractual system. We settle the care costs directly with your Belgian health insurance company and you will receive a final overview afterwards.

Your personal share in the care costs is made up as follows:

A one-off administrative cost (zorgforfait deel1) of 30 euros for setting up your mandatory electronic file. This way we can create, maintain and consult your file (cyber)safely and digitally. This cost is charged when the file is set up during our first contact. This cost is no longer applicable for any subsequent pregnancy of yours that is followed by Huis van Meraki.

A one-off fixed fee (zorgforfait deel2) of 50 euros for 24/7 availability, care, medical materials, emergency pump and related administration. This lump sum is charged together with the first postnatal homevisit.

A kilometer allowance of 7, 9 or 11 euro applies per every home visit, depending on your place of residence.

Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance. In case of late cancellation, the consultation will be charged.

We want to offer all families the benefits of our dedicated care. Do not hesitate to discuss the above rates with us if your financial situation is tight.

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Informed consent for the processing of personal data by Huis van Meraki (when signing the care package)

1. Legal framework

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

2. Purpose of processing

With this form, Huis van Meraki wishes to request your permission to process your personal data in the context of the supervision of your pregnancy/labor/birth/postpartum.
In particular, the intention is to process your personal data in order to provide adequate care in the context of the supervision of your pregnancy/labor/birth/postpartum and to achieve adequate multidisciplinary collaboration with other fellow care providers.

3. Controller

Your personal data will always be processed under the joint responsibility of Huis van Meraki, consisting of Leila Rchaidia, Goedele Deseyn and Heleen Van Den Bogerd with practice in Leuven and Linden. Leila Rchaidia can be reached as a central contact person via 0496 48 79 88 and via vroedvrouwleila@huisvanmeraki.be.

4. Patients' rights

In the context of the processing of personal data stated in this form, you have the right at any time to inspect your personal data free of charge and, where appropriate, to have all incorrect and/or incomplete personal data corrected free of charge. You can request that your personal data is temporarily no longer processed (except in a number of legally determined cases) until the correctness of your personal data has been checked.

You have the right to request a copy of your personal data or to have it transferred to an institution/person of your choice, in a format that allows easy transfer of this personal data.

Your personal data will not be kept for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this form. Legally, there is an obligation to keep your personal data for at least 20 years. If it appears that storage is no longer necessary for the purposes described in this form, your personal data will still be stored in accordance with our legal obligation, but will no longer be used for these purposes.

If you believe that your personal data has not been processed lawfully and in accordance with legal requirements, you can submit a complaint to the Data Protection Authority (contact details available via www.dataprotectionauthority.be). Please contact the controller in the first instance. Often, any problems/misunderstandings can be solved easily. By signing this form, you agree that your personal data will be processed for the purposes described in this form. You can always withdraw your consent by reporting this to the controller, using the above-mentioned data, without having to give a reason.

If you withdraw your consent, the controller will not further use your personal data for the purposes described in this form. However, the withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of data processing that already took place before the withdrawal of your consent or of data processing that may be carried out without your consent and the legal retention obligation.

If you decide to refuse or withdraw your consent, this will not affect your current healthcare provision in any way.

To exercise the above rights, for additional questions about your rights and all other matters regarding the processing of your personal data (such as privacy policy), you can contact the above-mentioned controller.