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Preparation for the birth

We invite you to get to know our multilingual team and our Maternity Ward. Eleven experienced midwives attend to your wellbeing in the Cecil Clinic. A midwife is on duty around the clock and an additional midwife is always available on call.

We offer a choice of traditional, informative antenatal classes or our more invigorating courses held in the swimming pool. All of our courses are run by midwives.

Prior to admission
Please choose and contact a paediatrician from the list with which we will be happy to provide you. Please contact us by calling 021 310 55 04.

If you wish to take a stem cell sample, please inform our midwives before your stay at the clinic by calling 021 310 50 02.

Please bring with you the following documents so that we can register the birth of your child:
 
- Swiss family book or
- The passports or identity cards of both parents and a marriage certificate or
- Identity cards of both parents, civil status certificates of both parents and recognition of paternity certificate or
- Mother's identity card and civil status certificate.

In the case of foreign couples who do not possess a Swiss family book, please contact the relevant authorities for further information.

Your advantages at the Cecil Clinic
- Personal consultation with a midwife and tour through the Maternity Ward
- Multilingual midwife team
- Antenatal classes
- Nutrition advice and physiotherapy
- Acupuncture to aid in birth preparation
- Consultation concerning a planned or unplanned Caesarean section