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maternity care

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A mother sleeps with her baby
Politics
Women in vulnerable situations structurally receiving less maternity care
27 March 2026 - 17:50
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A mother and newborn baby, wrapped in a striped hospital gown
Health
Two-thirds of maternity nurses feel families need more care than they can provide
12 December 2025 - 20:20
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Baby being born via Caesarean Section
Health
Thousands of Dutch women per year experience pain during C-section deliveries
1 December 2025 - 10:20
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
Crime
Explosive attack on Nijverdal midwife practice with pregnant women inside
26 November 2025 - 08:42
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A mother and newborn baby, wrapped in a striped hospital gown
Health
Maternity care not available everywhere in Netherlands, especially disadvantaged areas
11 November 2025 - 10:20
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Baby feet
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam to cover maternity care costs for hundreds of families in Zuidoost
5 September 2025 - 12:50
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Mother with a newborn
HealthBusinessCultureLifestyle
Maternity hotels open in Groningen and Hoorn amid shortage of postnatal caregivers
5 July 2025 - 15:35
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
HealthPolitics
Maternity care for asylum seekers "unacceptably" poor researchers say
18 November 2024 - 09:30
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Woman playing football
HealthSports
New guidelines released for pregnant pro footballers and their return to competition
27 August 2024 - 20:20
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Pregnant woman at the doctor
Health
Expecting parents face high fines if they cancel maternity care before birth
8 April 2024 - 09:12
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Baby feet
HealthBusiness
Maternity care reduction proposed for second-time parents due to labor shortages
12 August 2023 - 07:15
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Nursing home
Health
Healthcare staff shortages: Desperate measures to fill rosters in summer vacation
21 July 2023 - 08:02
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Newborn baby
Health
Hospitals vary widely in when they refer babies to pediatricians
6 February 2023 - 20:00
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Breastfeeding consultant helping a young mother
Health
Low-income households often can't afford maternity care
10 October 2022 - 17:50
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Newborn baby
Health
Coronavirus baby boom? Maternity wards report spike in births
30 January 2021 - 09:15
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Newborn baby's feet
BusinessHealthInnovation
World’s 1st babies born on blockchain birthed in Netherlands
1 March 2018 - 12:10
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Sigrid Kaag
PoliticsHealth
Dutch commit €29m to abortion access, sex ed in African, Asian nations
25 January 2018 - 13:40
Health
Health Min: Maternity care stays in basic health insurance
7 May 2015 - 10:25
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Human-Male-White-Newborn-Baby-Crying
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Big drop in mothers dying during childbirth
30 October 2014 - 09:25

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