Maternity care & infertility treatment in LatviaBy Inese Timuka . 03.12.2009Childbirth is a life-changing experience for all women, and, depending on your wishes, the procedure could be done in an intimate setting or the more sterile atmosphere of a hospital.To find out what local experts can offer to women who may be considering a birth in Latvia, we visited best clinics in Riga and Jurmala. A third of all birthsThere were 22,000 births in Latvia last year, and a full third of them took place at the Riga Maternity Hospital. This statistic was presented to us by Ilze Kreicberga, neonatal head of the biggest maternity hospital in Latvia, which offers a wide array of services related to pregnancy and delivery at the highest standards, ensuring the care of mothers’ and babies’ health. There are four delivery departments at the hospital, with around 70 doctors. Four gynecologists are available at all times, as well as an army of midwifes and anesthetists. “Around 30 percent of deliveries are family deliveries, where both partners are there. But the partner is not a necessary feature; the mother can take any person she trusts with her – a best friend or a relative,” said Assoc.professor Dace Rezeberga, the head gynecologist. The hospital offers individual courses in English for mothers-to-be. In two lectures, patients will be told about delivery, care for newborns and breastfeeding, as well as practical training about breathing.
Intimate careDr Plume, the owner of the Riga-based Family Center finds it essential “to increase safety and gain trust. It is necessary that women are introduced to the midwife, doctor, anesthesiologist and neonatal nurse, even if all of them will not be present at the delivery.” The Family Center was opened in 1992 and since then it has been the only private maternity inpatient clinic in Riga, carrying out around 260 deliveries a year. “Our idea is to make the process of delivery as natural as possible, as the process itself those mothers who don’t want to give birth at home but want a homey atmosphere with all the necessary equipment. Every patient has her own room, with wooden furniture and the opportunity to order the food she prefers.” The puerperal and gynecology department of the hospital in Jurmala is another popular place to give birth. It offers intimate service, but what is even more important is that it has gained the status of a Baby Friendly Hospital, an initiative by the World Health Organization and UNESCO, the main idea being to encourage more and more young mothers to exclusively breastfeed the baby at least until the age of six months.
Infertility is not the endWhen you’re trying to get pregnant it can be extremely frustrating when, month after month, you’re not successful. Artificial insemination is the collective name given to a range of relatively simple procedures that increase the chances of conception. Dr Voldemars Lejins, founder of the EGV Clinic, is considered to be one of the leading gynecologists in Latvia who specializes in infertility diagnosis and treatment. “We join cells and make babies!” he said. “Back in 1997, our first twins were born. We help those who previously thought they would never be able to have their own babies.” He says that around 35 percent are successful, which is a large number for couples who had always been sure that they could never have children.
Safe and patient-friendlyWomen who do decide to travel to Latvia to give birth should bring as much documentation as possible regarding their own medical history and the antenatal care that they have received during their pregnancies, as well as a copy of their passport. Medical documentation should include details of all tests made and scans carried out during the pregnancy plus any medications prescribed for the mother. Price comparison of procedure costs in Latvia and Norway remontoknaKl 22.02.2017 17:08Просадка, затирание, прогибание повреждение герметичности ReplyAly Chiman 11.02.2019 04:26Hello there, ReplyAChiman 17.02.2019 02:02Hello there, Reply |
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