Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Postnatal Period
From antenatal check-ups through to childbirth and the postnatal period, we are by your side. Together, we will discuss how you would like your birth to proceed. Our team tailors their support to your wishes and your specific medical situation, and involves your partner or support person.
A safe and self-determined birth
A safe and as natural a birth as possible is important to us. In our modern, thoughtfully designed delivery rooms with integrated baths, you can choose the birthing position that feels right for you – whether in the water, sitting on a Maya stool, standing or half-sitting on the delivery bed. Aids such as birthing balls or Maya stools are available to support you. We assist with around 1,000 births per year.
Should any unexpected complications arise, a qualified team of doctors, midwives and nursing staff, as well as modern medical facilities, is on hand round the clock. We have six operating theatres and can perform a caesarean section at short notice or in an emergency. The anaesthesia and surgical staff required for this are on duty 24 hours a day.
Should your baby require medical care after birth, our paediatricians, who are highly trained in neonatology, are on hand. Furthermore, we work closely with the Neonatology Department at Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS) and can organise transfers smoothly.
Pain relief during labour
There are various options available to you for relieving labour pains. In addition to suppositories, tablets or injections, we offer complementary medicine treatments such as homeopathy, acupuncture, aromatic oils and herbal teas; nitrous oxide is also available if required.
If you wish to have or require more effective pain relief, obstetric epidural anaesthesia (PDA) via an epidural catheter is the standard method. Alternatively, we can offer you PCA (patient-controlled analgesia) with remifentanil. Our anaesthetists are on hand round the clock to assist you with either option.
Caesarean section and ‘window caesarean’
We perform caesarean sections at any time, either on request or where medically indicated. For planned caesarean sections, a so-called ‘window caesarean’ is possible following a preliminary consultation.
This allows you to watch your baby being born through a window in the operating theatre curtain. This allows many parents to experience the birth more fully and to form a close bond with their baby right from the start. We’d be happy to advise you individually.
Outpatient birth and greater privacy
Would you like to spend your postnatal recovery at home shortly after the birth (outpatient birth)? During your initial consultation with the midwife, around four weeks before your due date, we’ll discuss the best option for you together.
For greater peace and quiet after the birth, you can book the ‘Birth Special’ upgrade and spend the initial period in a family room or a single room. As due dates are difficult to predict, we can only confirm the availability of such a room upon admission to hospital. Please discuss this with your midwife at an early stage.
Bonding, breastfeeding and the first few days
Immediately after the birth, we encourage the first moments of togetherness between parents and baby (bonding) through undisturbed closeness, warmth, skin-to-skin contact and eye contact. Our midwives will support you when you put your baby to the breast for the first time.
During the first two days, a paediatrician will examine your baby and discuss everything important with you. The experience of giving birth often continues to have an impact for days or weeks afterwards: if you have any questions or would like to process any stressful experiences, we’d be happy to offer you a personal follow-up consultation with one of our midwives.
Planning your birth
Are you expecting a baby and would like to give birth at Zuger Kantonsspital? Arrange an admission consultation or contact our team. We’ll answer your questions and support you from pregnancy right through to the postnatal period.