Prenatal care and children

A pregnancy has to be closely monitored from the very first day. Psychological support may also be required. Specialised bodies, including the Office de la Naissance et de l'Enfance, Kind & Gezin and the Family Planning Centres, are there to help you through this important time.

Family Planning Centres provide support and assistance services to families on the basis of multidisciplinary teams made up of doctors, gynaecologists, psychologists, legal experts, marriage counsellors, sexologists and social workers.
Bruxelles Social en ligne (FR/NL)External link provides a list of family panning centres in each commune of the Brussels-Capital Region.

• The "ONE" (Office de la Naissance et de l'Enfance) arranges antenatal consultations (FR)External link to ensure proper medical and social guidance throughout the pregnancy. The "ONE" website is a rich source of useful information: www.one.beExternal link (FR).
• On the website of the French Community Commission (COCOF) you can find the family planning centres (FR)External link .
• The 'Fédération Laïque des Centres de Planning Familial (FLCPF) (FR)External link' manages 42 family planning centres, 22 of them in Brussels.

• 'Kind & Gezin' is the Flemish organisation for children and families. It provides . Full information is posted on the Kind & Gezin’s website: www.kindengezin.beExternal link (NL).
• The 'Centra voor Algemeen Welzijn' (CAW, Centres of General Well-being (NL)External link run free consultations regarding all life issues, including sexuality and pregnancy.

From newborn to adult, it’s quite a journey! And given that children are not simply little adults, their health requires special attention and appropriate care, with the support of specialists.

• The main Brussels hospitals have their own paediatrics department. Contact details and characteristics (FR/NL) are posted at www.hospichild.be (FR/NL)External link, an initiative of the Brussels Ministers of Health in the Brussels-Capital Region’s Common Community Commission (COCOM). This site provides information on all administrative, economic, schooling, social and professional aspects of the hospitalisation of a child aged under 16 (FR/NL).
• A comprehensive list of paediatricians in the Brussels-Capital Region is not available. Contact your family doctor, who will be able to refer you to a good paediatrician.

• The Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital (HUDERF) is the only university hospital in Belgium devoted exclusively to children. The hospital provides a comprehensive range of care to children, ranging from dental cares to heart surgery.

  HUDERF
  Avenue J.J. Crocq, 15, 1020 Brussels
  Phone: +32 (0)2 477 21 11
  Emergencies: +32 (0)2 477 31 01 or (0)2 477 31 00
  Online: http://www.huderf.be/en/index.aspExternal link

• Useful information is also provided in the VaccinationExternal link section of this website.

• The "ONE" ('Office de la Naissance et de l'Enfance') coordinates support for young children and their families in the French Community (FR)External link. In "ONE" consultations parents are offered free preventive medicine, health promotion and development services for children aged up to 6 years old (basic vaccinations, monitoring growth, screening for problems with hearing and sight, feeding support and so on). The 'ONE' doctors refer parents to family doctors or specialists.

• 'Kind & Gezin (NL)External link' provides preventive consultation services for nurslings and infants. It is also a rich source of information on children’s health, care services, support in difficult situations, and advice on education, among many other things.