Preconception consultation

consultation for couples wishing to conceive

Bronovo Midwives’ Practice offers the opportunity to make use of a consultation for couples wishing to conceive. This consultation is aimed at healthy women and their partners who are not pregnant yet, but are trying to conceive. 

Many problems in pregnancy and possibly in later stages of a child’s life originate during the formation of the embryo and the placenta. Leading a healthy life before pregnancy allows you to positively affect the circumstances in which you fall pregnant and the outcome of the pregnancy for you and your child.  

Individual advice before conception (preconception care) already exists for women known to be at increased risk of complications during pregnancy. This care is now available to all women hoping to conceive. The purpose of the consultation is to improve general health and thereby increase the chances for a favourable outcome of the pregnancy, without undermining the client’s (self-)confidence in a successful pregnancy. Research has also shown that it is easier to think about prenatal tests before pregnancy than during pregnancy when considered choices need to be made in a short period of time (under the influence of hormones and emotions).  

Before attending the consultation, please fill in the questionnaire on the website www.zwangerwijzer.nl and e-mail the results (with your name, address, telephone number and date of birth) to verloskundigenpraktijk@bronovo.nl send the results to:
Bronovo Midwives’ Practice (Verloskundigenpraktijk Bronovo)
Bronovolaan 5 2597
AX The Hague

If you do not have internet access or you can’t reach a Dutch questionnaire, please ask our assistant to send you a printed version.   Subjects to be discussed during the consultation will include:

• healthy lifestyle
• (stop) smoking
• alcohol
• healthy weight
• use of medication (bring along patient information leaflets)
• healthy nutrition
• menstrual cycle and fertility
• use of folic acid before and during pregnancy
• prenatal testing
• risks based on family history
• Dutch obstetric and prenatal care system.  

Please bring all relevant information along to the consultation. At the end of the consultation the midwife will give you individual advice. If necessary, a second consultation may take place or the midwife may refer you to other specialists for additional examination.  

You can make an appointment with Bronovo Midwives’ Practice on Monday to Friday from 08.30 - 12.20 hours and from 13.30 - 16.30 hours via telephone number +31 (0)70 - 312 46 57.  

The consultation takes approximately 1 hour and costs € 94. In 2007 the Health Council deemed it “desirable” for all women to be informed about the health risks before pregnancy. To date, the health insurers have not complied with this advice.  

Finally, we wish to point out that preconception advice can improve the chances of a successful pregnancy, but does not guarantee it.  
If you have any further questions after reading this leaflet, please make use of our telephone consultation on Monday to Friday from 08.30 - 09.00 hours on
tel. nr. +31 (0)70 - 312 45 25 / 312 40 63.