Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West

What Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West does

Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West (VKUW) is an independent Dutch midwifery practice founded in 1995 and headquartered in Utrecht-West, Netherlands. It provides full-spectrum obstetric care — preconception counseling (kinderwensspreekuur), pregnancy monitoring (≈12 antenatal visits including early, term, and 36-week position ultrasounds), birth attendance at home or in hospital, postpartum visits during the kraamweek, and a 6-week postnatal check — delivered by a team of 8 registered midwives (verloskundigen) and 2 practice assistants across two clinic locations (Kanaleneiland and Lombok). The practice holds the KNOV quality mark and has supported over 3,000 births in 25 years across 10 Utrecht-West neighbourhoods including Lombok, Kanaleneiland, Oog in Al, and Rijnvliet.

The business model is reimbursement-driven under the Dutch mandatory basic health insurance (basisverzekering), with per-service NZa tariffs covering antenatal visits, birth attendance, and postpartum care; clients pay a small €200–€400 co-payment for poliklinische hospital births. There is no sales motion — patients self-register online or are referred by GPs, gynaecologists, and consultatiebureaus. The offering is augmented by Centering Pregnancy group care (8–12 participants per cohort, 9 sessions) and digital touchpoints including the Mijn Verloskundige smartphone app and a multilingual Zwangerschapsmail (78 languages). The practice also functions as a training site for midwifery students and operates a 24/7 on-call rotation for births and emergencies.

The practice is privately held by its operating midwives, with no external investors, parent company, or disclosed funding rounds. Its strategic positioning emphasises local accessibility, continuity of care (clients rotate through the team so they know an attending midwife at birth), and integration with regional hospitals (Diakonessenhuis, Antonius Ziekenhuis, Wilhelmina Kinder Ziekenhuis) and Geboortehuis Utrecht. It was active in 2024 parliamentary advocacy on the national kraamzorg shortage, reflecting a modest public-policy dimension to its regional positioning.

Name

Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West

Legal name

Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West

Website

https://verloskundigenutrechtwest.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West is an independent Dutch midwifery practice in Utrecht-West providing preconception, antenatal, birth, and postpartum care to expectant parents across 10 neighbourhoods, delivered by 8 midwives across two clinic locations and reimbursed via Dutch basic health insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Midwifery and Obstetric Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

General Obstetrics (Prenatal/Antepartum Care) (HLAKAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor & Delivery / Obstetric Hospitalist (OB Hospitalist) Services (HLAKAJAK), Maternal/Newborn & Postpartum Skilled Home Visits (HSABACAK)

Keywords

• Midwifery care services
• Obstetric care practice
• Prenatal ultrasound services
• Home birth assistance
• Postpartum maternal care

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Health insurance reimbursement for obstetric care: Obstetric care is covered under the Dutch mandatory basic health insurance (basisverzekering). The practice is reimbursed through health insurers for antenatal visits, birth attendance, and postpartum care. No explicit revenue model details disclosed beyond insurance reimbursement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West is a Dutch midwifery practice providing full-spectrum obstetric care to expectant parents in the Utrecht-West district. The core offering spans preconception counseling (kinderwensspreekuur), pregnancy care with approximately 12 check-ups and ultrasounds, birth attendance at home or in hospital, postpartum visits during the kraamweek, and a 6-week postnatal check-up. Care is delivered personally and professionally by a team of 8 midwives across two clinic locations in Kanaleneiland and Lombok.

Product overview

Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West is a midwifery practice providing comprehensive obstetric care services as a single unified offering, not a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core service encompasses the full reproductive journey: Kinderwensspreekuur (preconception counseling), Zwangerschapsbegeleiding (pregnancy care with approximately 12 check-ups and ultrasounds), Bevalling (childbirth at home or hospital), Kraamtijd (postpartum care including the kraamweek), and Nacontrole (postnatal checkup). Add-on services include Centering Pregnancy (group-based care with 8-12 participants) and Echoscopie (ultrasound imaging at multiple stages). Digital support services include Zwangerschapsmail (weekly pregnancy updates in 78 languages) and the Mijn Verloskundige app (pregnancy calendar and personal dossier). The practice operates from two locations in Utrecht-West (Kanaleneiland and Lombok) and serves neighborhoods including Lombok, Majellapark, Nieuw Engeland, Oog in Al, Welgelegen, Den Hommel, Schepenbuurt, Kanaleneiland, Transwijk, and Rijnvliet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kinderwensspreekuur (Preconception Counseling) Preconception counseling service providing advice on healthy pregnancy, folic acid supplementation, medication review, and fertility information for couples planning pregnancy.
• Zwangerschapsbegeleiding (Pregnancy Care) Antenatal care program of approximately 12 check-ups including early ultrasound, term ultrasound, position ultrasound at 36 weeks, prenatal screening (NIPT, 13-week and 20-week scans), and birth plan consultation for pregnant women.
• Bevalling (Childbirth Services) Childbirth attendance at home, in hospital (Diakonessenhuis, Antonius Ziekenhuis, Wilhelmina Kinder Ziekenhuis), or at Geboortehuis Utrecht birth centre, including birth pool rental and pain management options (TENS, laughing gas) for expectant parents.
• Kraamtijd en Kraamweek (Postpartum Care) Postpartum care including midwife visits every other day during the kraamweek, lactation support, newborn screenings (heel prick, hearing test), birth registration guidance, and breastfeeding counseling for new parents.
• Nacontrole (Postnatal Checkup) Final check-up approximately 6 weeks after delivery including maternal recovery assessment, contraception discussion, and formal conclusion of the pregnancy care episode.
• Centering Pregnancy Group-based pregnancy care combining standard prenatal check-ups with interactive education and peer discussions in groups of 8–12 women with similar due dates, with 9 sessions during pregnancy plus a postpartum reunion.
• Echoscopie (Ultrasound Services) Ultrasound imaging service including early heartbeat scan from 7 weeks, term dating scan at 10–11 weeks, and 36-week position scan, with referrals for 13-week and 20-week screening at Focus Verloskundig Centrum.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 births attended as a practice
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Bo Geboortezorg: A Dutch maternity care organization providing kraamzorg (postpartum home care) and integrated maternity services. Comparable as a regional adjacent player supporting the postpartum stage of the same patient journey, though focused on postpartum rather than prenatal/birth care.

Direct peers

• Verloskundigenpraktijk De Bakermat: A Dutch midwifery practice group offering similarly structured preconception, prenatal, birth, and postpartum care. Directly comparable as another independent, midwife-led verloskundigenpraktijk operating within the same Dutch healthcare insurance framework and competing for similar expectant-parent segments.
• Geboortehuis Utrecht: A birth center located within Diakonessenhuis Utrecht where Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West midwives attend poliklinische births. Directly comparable as a midwife-supported birth setting offering low-intervention birth options to the same Utrecht-West patient pool.

Others

• Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie van Verloskundigen (KNOV): The Royal Dutch Organisation of Midwives is the professional body whose quality mark (KNOV keurmerk) the practice holds. Comparable as a thematically related industry organization that sets professional standards, negotiates reimbursement frameworks, and influences the policy environment in which the practice operates.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonessenhuis Utrecht: A general hospital in Utrecht where the practice attends births and refers high-risk patients. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing overlapping obstetric and gynecological services in the same catchment area, though operating at institutional scale rather than midwife-led.
• Wilhelmina Kinder Ziekenhuis (WKZ): Part of UMC Utrecht, the WKZ is a children's hospital and obstetric referral partner for high-risk pregnancies. Comparable as a broader incumbent serving the same Utrecht obstetric catchment with specialized (neonatal/perinatal) capabilities the practice does not offer in-house.
• Antonius Ziekenhuis Leidsche Rijn: A regional hospital where Verloskundigenpraktijk Utrecht West midwives conduct poliklinische births. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering hospital-based obstetric care (including midwife-attended outpatient deliveries) to overlapping Utrecht-area populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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