English Midwife Alexandra Weatherhead, Elche
Alexandra offers antenatal advice either at your home or hers.
Tel 689102134 a.weatherhead@yahoo.co.uk
Pregnancy & Birth in Javea
Natural Birthing Centre
Located in the village of Beniarbeig, the Hospital Acuario offer facilities which are unique in Spain including two birthing rooms with special beds, baths and monitoring equipment and a third in a self-contained facility with its own bedroom and kitchen. The common aim for Acuario professionals is to offer a high quality service based on a humanistic approach to medicine and their maternity unit in Beniarbeig (Alicante) is the only place in Spain where you are offered a natural birth.
Avda. Vergel, 11 - 03778 - Beniarbeig ( 34) 96647 260 acuario@acuario.org www.acuario.org
Comments:
This centre comes highly recommended in Spain and offers women the chance to have a natural birth (this is not usual here). If any problems were to arise there is specialist medical and technical equipment on hand. The centre offers antenatal classes even for people who do not plan on giving birth there.
English midwife Judy Cadogan
Tel 646823839 judith21cadogan@gmail.com
Comments:
"Judy is based in Javea but is prepared to travel and will come and visit you in your home to give you antenatal and post-natal advice. She is a fully qualified midwife with lots of experience. She is extremely kind and very honest! She also has a wonderful TENS machine that she rents out." (SK, Sep 2010)
Prenatal Swimming - Benitachell
Situated along the Benitachell-Moraira road this newly opened indoor swimming pool offers swimming for mums to be.
Benitachell
Comments:
"This is a really nice pool with great facilities and it is reasonably priced. You do need to wear swimming hats in the pool but there is a little shop where you can swimming aids etc. Its also a great place to go in the winter months when its to cold to go swimming outdoors!" (GB, May 2008)
Pre and Post Natal Care and Childbirth
This warm and friendly clinic offers all pre/post natel care and childbirth facilities. For full details visit www.sancarlos-denia.net
Clinic San Carlos, Les Madriegueres Sud A-14, Denia (+34) 965781558
