Before the birth
The arrival of a newborn is a central event in the life of your family. We also experience every birth as something unique. Our aim as doctors and midwives is to accompany you as an expectant mother through your pregnancy with professional expertise, partnership and respect. Together we decide what you need to bring your child into the world safely.
Our services during pregnancy
- Pregnancy check-ups
- Prenatal examinations / foetomaternal medicine
- Breastfeeding counselling
- Midwife consultation
- Pre-natal acupuncture
- Information evenings for expectant parents
- Antenatal classes
- Pregnancy yoga
- Helpline for pregnant women in social distress
- Choice of room
- Change of class
- All-in upgrade
Comprehensive and empathetic support before the birth
If you do not have a gynaecologist, you can also have your pregnancy checks carried out at the outpatient clinic of the Women's Clinic or at the Women's Permanence Zurich at Zollikerberg Hospital (Zurich Stadelhofen).
Breastfeeding counselling
Our experienced breastfeeding counsellors are there for you before and after the birth. We offer individual consultations and counselling to provide you with holistic and sensitive support when breastfeeding your child.
- Personal support and individual counselling to clarify your specific questions and concerns
- Creating a supportive and trusting environment that allows you to express yourself freely and share your concerns
- Providing a direct point of contact during your hospitalisation
- An outpatient service that is accessible to all, regardless of place of birth
- The costs of breastfeeding counselling are covered by basic insurance
Toregister , call +41 44 397 23 73 or send an email to: stillberatung@spitalzollikerberg.ch
You can find out more about outpatient breastfeeding counselling here.
Pregnancy checks
You can have your pregnancy checks, ultrasound examinations and also invasive prenatal diagnostic examinations (chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis) carried out at our clinic. We will examine the development of your child and provide you with comprehensive advice regarding your pregnancy. If you wish, the medical check-ups can alternate with the midwife check-ups. The costs for pregnancy checks by a midwife as part of the statutory examinations are covered by health insurance. If complications arise during pregnancy, we can also provide you with inpatient care.
If your child has not yet adjusted itself to a head-down position by the end of the 37th week of pregnancy, it is possible under certain conditions to turn your child externally.
If you do not have a gynaecologist, your pregnancy check-ups can take place in the outpatient clinic of the Women's Clinic or in the Women's Permanence Zurich (Zurich Stadelhofen).
Breastfeeding counselling
Breastfeeding counselling
Our experienced breastfeeding counsellors are there for you before and after the birth. We offer individual consultations and counselling to provide you with holistic and sensitive support when breastfeeding your child.
- Personal support and individual counselling to clarify your specific questions and concerns
- Creating a supportive and trusting environment that allows you to express yourself freely and share your concerns
- Providing a direct point of contact during your hospitalisation
- An outpatient service that is accessible to all, regardless of place of birth
- The costs of breastfeeding counselling are covered by basic insurance
Toregister , call +41 44 397 23 73 or send an email to: stillberatung@spitalzollikerberg.ch
You can find out more about outpatient breastfeeding counselling here.
Midwife interview
Midwife consultation
Many questions often arise during pregnancy, for example about labour, nutrition, sexuality, sport and travelling. The midwife consultation is a supplement to traditional prenatal care. Experienced midwives from the Zollikerberg Hospital Women's Clinic are there for you if you need advice and support, and will do everything they can to make your time before, during and after the birth easier. Pregnancy checks can also be carried out during the midwife's consultation hours. You too can take advantage of the midwife's consultation to support you through your pregnancy and the time afterwards.
Toregister, call +41 44 397 28 11 or send an e-mail to: zimt@spitalzollikerberg.ch
Midwife consultation
Our midwives are there to support you during your pregnancy and are happy to listen to your individual wishes and concerns.
- Education and health promotion around pregnancy and birth
- Physical and psychological changes during pregnancy
- Nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Pregnancy complaints
- Questions, uncertainties and fears during pregnancy and before the birth
- Information about birth preparation programmes
- Reappraisal of previous births
You will be charged CHF 50 for the counselling sessions.
Midwife consultation
Midwife consultation
Many questions often arise during pregnancy, for example about labour, nutrition, sexuality, sport and travelling. The midwife consultation is a supplement to traditional prenatal care. Experienced midwives from the Zollikerberg Hospital Women's Clinic are there for you if you need advice and support, and will do everything they can to make your time before, during and after the birth easier. Pregnancy checks can also be carried out during the midwife's consultation hours. You too can take advantage of the midwife's consultation to support you through your pregnancy and the time afterwards.
Toregister, call +41 44 397 28 11 or send an e-mail to: zimt@spitalzollikerberg.ch
Birth at Zollikerberg Hospital
Tour of the building department
Would you like to have your baby at Zollikerberg Hospital? Our midwife, Kim Heiniger, will take you on a tour of the Zollikerberg Hospital's labour ward. She will explain step by step what happens in the hospital during a birth.
Acupuncture as natural support
Acupuncture to prepare for labour
Acupuncture, a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), complements the check-ups with your doctor or midwife as well as birth preparation. It can help with pregnancy and postnatal complaints. In addition, acupuncture sessions in the last weeks of pregnancy can have a positive influence on the birth process and shorten the duration of labour.
In collaboration with traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, our midwives will treat you with acupuncture before the birth. From the 36th week of pregnancy until your due date, you will be treated once a week for around 20 minutes in a resting position. You can choose between needle or laser acupuncture. Women who are scheduled to have a caesarean section for delivery are excluded from participation.
- Date/Time: Tuesdays and Fridays from 8.00 am to 12.00 pm
- Location: ZIMT of Zollikerberg Hospital, Trichtenhauserstrasse 2, 8125 Zollikerberg
- Cost: CHF 60 per treatment
- Bring: comfortable clothing
If possible, make your appointment before the 35th week of pregnancy by calling +41 44 397 28 11.
Our rooms at the Maternité
Deluxe single room
Family room
Comfort twin room
Standard single room
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