Family planning and contraception

ContraceptionContraceptionMeans and methods of preventing pregnancy. Condoms and the contraceptive pill are examples…Read more

Every woman or girl in the Netherlands has the right to use contraception. Girls under the age of 18 do not have to inform their parents if they use the contraceptive pill or another method of contraception.

The doctorDoctorSomeone who is trained to cure sick people. Doctors can prescribe medicines. A…Read more who prescribes contraception is obliged by lawLawRules which decide what you may and may not do. Every country has…Read more to respectRespectFeeling of appreciation for a person. If you respect another person, you think…Read more the privacy of his/her patient. He/she is not allowed to give information to other people about the use of contraception by her/her patient, even if the patient is under 18 years of age.

For women up to the age of 21, contraception is covered by the standard package (basispakket) of healthHealthFeeling physically, mentally and socially well in your environment. Health is more than…Read more insurance. They do, however, have to pay the amount of the excessExcessThe excess (eigen risico) is the amount you have to pay yourself if…Read more of their insurance (eigen risico) from the age of 18 up to and including 20. As soon as a woman turns 21, the standard package no longer covers contraception. You can then decide to pay for contraception yourself or take out additional health insurance. There are different types of contraception for women, such as the pill, IUDIUDIUD means intrauterine device. It is a means of preventing pregnancy (a method…Read more, diaphragmDiaphragmSilicone cap, maximum 8,5 cm wide, which a woman puts into her vagina…Read more and vaginal ringVaginal ringMeans of preventing pregnancy (a method of contraception). A vaginal ring is a…Read more. Visit the website of your health insurance provider to see which conditions apply for reimbursement of contraception.

Via the procedure for medically necessary care, a doctor can prescribe contraception such as the contraceptive pillContraceptive pillPill that prevents pregnancy (a method of contraception). The contraceptive pill is only…Read more or an IUD to women without legal residence status.

PregnancyPregnancyThe time when a woman is expecting a baby. The pregnancy begins when…Read more and deliveryDeliveryThe process of giving birth to a baby.Read more

Every pregnant woman has the right to professional care before, during and after delivery. Some of these services are free of charge.

Being pregnant does not automatically entitle someone to legal residence. It is, however, possible to get a temporary postponement of departure. However, from 6 weeks before delivery until 6 weeks after delivery a woman is entitled to “postponement of departure”. After postponement of departure has been granted, a woman is entitled to shelter and support from the central organisation for care for asylum seekers (COA). This also means the woman has access to (obstetric) care and that the costs of healthcare are paid for.