Maternal & Family Mental Health

The period leading up to conception and the desire to have a child is often filled with reflection, emotions, and hope. This support is designed to accompany women and couples through this important stage by offering a space rooted in listening, meaning, and gentleness.

We help you to:

• Explore the deeper motivations behind the desire to have a child and embrace a new parental role
  
• Understand and ease fears or apprehensions related to motherhood or fatherhood
  

Please note that we do not provide specialized fertility treatments. However, we can offer guidance, referrals, and emotional support throughout the process.

Pregnancy is a unique period marked by transformation, emotions, and discovery. The goal of this support is to help each woman experience pregnancy and childbirth with confidence, balance, and fulfillment.

This support allows you to:

• Integrate the presence of the baby into the life of the woman and her family
  
• Develop deep confidence in physical and psychological abilities for a calm birth experience
  
• Explore and ease fears surrounding childbirth
  
• Reflect on desired family changes in preparation for the baby’s arrival
  
• Find balance between pregnancy, professional life, and family responsibilities
  

Regular medical follow-up is offered starting at the 9th week of pregnancy.It is possible to receive pregnancy follow-up elsewhere while benefiting from complementary care with Dr. Ammerlaan, focusing on emotional well-being, psychological support, birth preparation, and transition into parenthood.

The postpartum period is a profound time of transition, during which family life, emotions, and personal identity are reshaped. This support is designed to accompany women and couples through this new reality with care and compassion.

We support families in:

• Integrating the changes brought by the baby into couple and family life
  
• Discovering and embracing the role of motherhood in all its complexity and richness
  

Supporting women facing challenges related to infant care, breastfeeding, physical changes, or emotional adjustments during the postpartum period

Nutrition plays a vital role throughout pregnancy and after childbirth. Our dietitian offers personalized nutritional support adapted to each trimester of pregnancy to promote maternal health and optimal infant development.

Our approach includes:

• Targeted nutritional guidance to support sustained energy, recovery, and overall well-being
  
• Support for optimal breastfeeding preparation
  
• Care that takes into account the physiological and emotional realities of the postpartum period
  

The loss of a baby whether during pregnancy or after birth is a deeply painful experience. Dr. Ammerlaan offers compassionate support to women and couples during this difficult time.

This support helps to:

• Accompany women and their partners through grief with sensitivity and respect
  
• Welcome and process emotions in order to find meaning in the experience
  
• Foster resilience by helping individuals rebuild a sense of meaning and move toward emotional healing
  

The desire to have a child and the period preceding conception may be filled with hope, but also doubt, stress, and vulnerability. When the path to parenthood becomes more complex, it can deeply affect emotional well being, the couple’s relationship, and self esteem.

This support is offered to women, men, and couples experiencing fertility related challenges. It provides a safe, compassionate space to explore the emotional, relational, and identity related impacts of infertility.

We support you in:

• Accompanying women and men facing fertility challenges by exploring their emotional experience and its impact on the couple’s relationship
  
• Supporting grief related to infertility, demanding medical journeys, or the impossibility of having a child while respecting each person’s pace, values, and personal history