Looking for an independent midwife?

An independent midwife can offer a holistic approach to your journey to becoming a parent. Read more about what an independent midwife can do for you during pregnancy, birth and in the postnatal period.

Teams of Brussels-based midwives

In Brussels there are several teams of independent midwives, many of whom speak English. Teams include: 

• Zwanger in Brussel www.zwangerinbrussel.be (website in English, French and Dutch)
  
  
• Au fil de la naissance
  http://www.aufildelanaissance.be/?Bienvenue (website in French, but contact any of the midwives in the contact section to ask if they speak English)
  
  
• Amala
  https://www.naissance-amala.be/  (website under construction, no English or Dutch available for the moment)
  
  
• Bolle buik - serving Brussels and the east side of Flemish Brabant 
  http://www.bollebuik.be/en/pregnancy (website in English and Dutch)
  

Especially popular within the expat community, English midwife Jo Everatt offers postnatal support and is also an IBCLC lactation consultant. 

Professional unions of midwives

• Union professionnelle des sages-femmes belges – professional union of Belgian midwives (francophone)
  www.sage-femme.be/parents/trouver-une-sage-femme/ (website in French, but you can find details of midwives per language/region/specialty)
  
  
• Flemish midwives association
  www.vlov.be (website in Dutch; you can find details of midwives per region)