Obstetrics
Pregnancy and childbirth are crucial periods that require absolute safety and comfort. Leading clinics worldwide have created ideal conditions and programs for women expecting a baby. Below, we explain what obstetric centers offer, to whom these services are relevant, and what features distinguish the procedures in different countries.
Who should consider managing pregnancy and childbirth in advanced clinics?
All women should be monitored during pregnancy and give birth under medical supervision, even in the absence of complications. European centers use the most advanced technologies and offer pregnancy and delivery management for mothers who:
- Value an individualized and highly qualified approach
- Prioritize the possibility of choosing the method of delivery (including natural birth after a cesarean section or water birth)
- Require state-of-the-art equipment due to detected complications in the mother or the baby during pregnancy
- Want family members present at any stage (such as ultrasound or childbirth)
- Consider comfort and a friendly environment to be of utmost importance
- Need additional procedures, such as umbilical cord blood collection during delivery
What Do Leading International Clinics Offer in the Field of Obstetrics?
- 24/7 Support: A doctor is available at any time, day or night
- Choice of Doctor and Midwife: The ability to select your preferred healthcare professionals
- Comfortable Rooms: VIP suites for patients admitted early (e.g., to the pregnancy pathology unit) and for those who have just given birth
- State-of-the-Art Operating Rooms: Equipped for performing cesarean sections
- Advanced Procedures: Amniocentesis, external cephalic version (for breech presentation), and umbilical cord blood collection
- Individual Birth Suites: Fully equipped, including facilities for managing labor contractions in comfort
- Partner Support During Labor: A partner, mother, sister, or friend can be present throughout the birth
- Doula-Assisted Birth: Professional support during labor to provide psychological and physical assistance (help with breathing techniques, managing contractions and pushing)
- Safe and Effective Pain Management: At any stage of labor
- “Gentle Birth” Approach: Prioritizing natural processes — freedom to choose birthing position, breathing techniques for a relaxed pushing stage, delayed cord clamping, immediate skin-to-skin contact, and the “golden hour” for bonding and breastfeeding
- Water Birth: Labor and delivery in a birthing pool or tub, reducing pain and promoting a gentle birth with minimal perineal trauma
- Vertical Birth Options: The pushing stage occurs in upright positions (kneeling, all-fours, or semi-squatting). Advanced equipment, such as adjustable birthing beds and stools, available in top foreign clinics allows women to choose any comfortable position
Where Can You Access These Obstetric Services? What Are the Differences Between Countries?
Obstetric care varies by country, and each region has its own specific features. Before choosing a clinic for pregnancy management and delivery, it is essential to confirm whether your personal preferences and birth plan can be accommodated.
Cesarean section exclusively upon request | Presence of a partner during childbirth | Collection of stem cells (umbilical cord blood) | |
Where it is not applied | In many European countries (for example, Germany and France) cesarean section is performed for medical reasons | All countries have adopted a family-oriented program that allows the presence of a partner during childbirth. In case of cesarean section, the presence of an accompanying person is discussed individually in each maternity hospital | In the UAE, private biobanks are prohibited. |
Where it is most developed | Cesarean delivery upon a woman’s request is legally permitted in England, Brazil, and South Korea. Switzerland (according to European statistics) and Turkey are leaders in cesarean section | In Norway, the presence of the father at childbirth (including cesarean section) is mandatory. In Germany, almost all natural births are partner-assisted. France is the pioneer of joint childbirth (a partner may even be present during surgery) | The leader in stem cell collection is Spain. The collection of umbilical cord blood is most developed in China, the USA, Germany, and Turkey |
Artificial Intelligence in Obstetrics
Artificial intelligence is being introduced into obstetrics gradually, with carefully calibrated steps. There is no room for error, as the lives of two, sometimes three or even four individuals are at stake.
The insufficient effectiveness of preeclampsia prediction methods proposed by international organizations such as NICE and ACOG has led to the development of AI-based algorithms for assessing preeclampsia risk. The most accurate prediction results were demonstrated by an approach based on stochastic gradient boosting (a model for creating modern AI algorithms).
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Top clinics
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Freiburg, Germany University Hospital Freiburg
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Istanbul, Turkey Acibadem Altunizade Clinic
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Istanbul, Turkey Acıbadem Ataşehir Clinic
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Dubai, UAE NMC Healthcare
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Istanbul, Turkey Shishli Memorial Clinic.
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Dubai, UAE Al Zahra Hospital
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Milan, Italy San Raffaele University Hospital
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Dubai, UAE American Hospital Dubai
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Abu Dhabi, UAE Burjeel Hospital Abu Dhabi
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Vienna, Austria Debling Private Clinic
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Vienna, Austria Rudolfinerhaus Private Clinic.
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Vienna, Austria Wiener Privatklinik (WPK)
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Istanbul, Turkey “Memorial Bahçelievler” Clinic
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Incheon, South Korea Gil Medical Center at Gachon University
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Nyon, Switzerland Clinique Genolier
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Istanbul, Turkey Ataşehir Memorial Clinic
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Antalya, Turkey Memorial Antalya Hastanesi
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Bodrum, Turkey Acibadem Bodrum Hospital
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Barcelona, Spain QuironSalud Barcelona Hospital
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Barcelona, Spain Dexeus University Hospital
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Barcelona, Spain Medical Center "Teknon"
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Barcelona, Spain University Hospital Barnaclinic+
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Madrid, Spain University Clinic HM Madrid
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Madrid, Spain University Hospital HM Monteprincipe
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Hamburg, Germany Asklepios Klinik Barmbek
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Gebze, Turkey Anadolu Clinic
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Zurich, Switzerland Hirslanden Clinic
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Madrid, Spain Quiron Salud University Hospital
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Lugano, Switzerland Saint Anna Clinic
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Geneva, Switzerland Clinique des Grangettes
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Petah Tikva, Israel Schneider Children's Medical Center
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Seoul, South Korea Samsung Medical Center
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Bursa, Turkey Doruk Nilüfer Hospital
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Seoul, South Korea Medical Center at Ewha Womans University
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SNUH
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Ramat Gan, Israel Sheba clinic
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