Independent nurse

It is common to receive maternity care from a maternity care agency. But it is also possible to receive care from an independent maternity nurse (instead of an agency).

PLEASE NOTE: Because self-employed maternity care does not have help/protocols from a maternity agency, it is important to always check the following:

• Is she available for the entire period? (3 weeks before to 3 weeks after your due date)
• Does she pay her own parking costs?
• Has she arranged a replacement in case she gets sick?
• Can she be with you (day and night) within 30 minutes?*

Has anything above been answered with NO? I advise you not to register with her and to register with a maternity care agency.

* Even if you are going to give birth in the hospital! The maternity nurse always assists us with a home birth, but increasingly she also has to assist us if you decide to give birth in hospital.