Vision
With my experience and calm presencemy calmness, I create a safe and open space where self-efficacy and trust can grow in the hope that self-efficacy can arise from this. The best thing about my job is the diverse life concepts of my clients: their worlds, their values, their relationships.
My vision is a healthcare landscape in which women’s marginalized primary care takes center stage. As a midwife, I am committed to fair healthcare with expertise, passion and close proximity to my clients.
Offer
The desire to have children can raise many questions – sometimes quietly, sometimes urgently. I accompany people in this phase individually, regardless of gender, lifestyle, or decision. Whether you already have a clear desire or simply feel that something is in motion – there is room here for everything that concerns you.
Pre-conceptual consulting
- I want to get pregnant
- I am not getting pregnant (yet)
- My partner does not want a child
- Is it okay not to have a child?
- I am afraid of becoming a parent
- Am I too young or too old for a child?
- I want to strengthen my body before pregnancy
- I want a child, but I don’t want to give birth
- My partner is infertile
- I am considering social freezing
Pregnancy support
- Conversations about physical and emotional changes
- Preparing for breastfeeding and dealing with early parenthood
- Advice on gestational diabetes
- Regular pregnancy checks
- Interpretation and classification of blood values
- Interpretation and classification of prenatal diagnostic results
- Advice on the mode of birth (spontaneous delivery, caesarean section, VBAC, etc.)
- Sport during pregnancy
Birth preparation
- Individual preparation according to needs
- “Birth preparation party” with friends or family
- Weighing up decisions together
- Explanation of the birth mechanism
- Dealing with pain and contractions
- Preparation for a clinic, birth center or home birth
- Clarifying the role of the partner or accompanying person
- Strengthen mental preparation and self-confidence
Postpartum support
- Emotional and medical support after the birth
- Support with arriving as a family
- Breastfeeding advice and feeding the newborn
- Advice on bottle feeding and supplementary feeding
- Wound healing and regression processes
- Dealing with exhaustion, mood swings, or insecurity
- Assessment of the newborn: Weight, skin, behavior, development
- Support with challenging starting conditions (premature birth, trauma, caesarean section, etc.)
Costs
In Switzerland, basic insurance covers many benefits relating to pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period — from the 13th week of pregnancy until the 10th week after the birth. There is no deductible or excess. However, additional services may incur costs.
Covered costs during pregnancy
- Up to 7 check-ups by a midwife or doctor
- Contribution of CHF 150 towards a birth preparation course or a consultation
- Laboratory analyses (on doctor’s orders)
- Two ultrasound checks
Covered costs during birth
- Birth in a hospital, birthing center or at home, provided the facility is on the hospital list of the canton of residence
- Support from midwife, attending midwife and doctors
Covered costs during the puerperium
- For the first child, up to 16 home visits by the midwife in the first 56 days
- From the second child onwards, up to 10 home visits by the midwife in the first 56 days
- Up to 16 home visits for multiple births or caesarean sections
- 3 breastfeeding consultations with a midwife or specially trained nurse
Costs not covered
- Pre-conceptual consulting services (CHF 150/hour)
Experience
After completing my studies at the ZHAW, I gained my first experience as a midwife in a midwifery practice, where I accompanied families during pregnancy, the postpartum period and women in recovery.
I then worked in a joint practice of pediatricians and gynecologists. In addition to the medical tasks, I experience the developmental phases of children in all their facets — whether within or outside the norm.
Later, I became involved in home birth assistance — a form of birth that requires careful selection, comprehensive preparation and a high level of professional presence. This work taught me to assess birth processes precisely, anticipate different scenarios, and respond confidently in critical moments.I learn to assess birth processes precisely, think ahead about possible scenarios, plan measures, and act confidently at critical moments. Working in the home environment deepens my confidence in physiological processes and strengthens my ability to provide calm and forward-looking support.
Since April 2023, I have been part of the family counseling team (MVB) in Zurich districts 3, 4 and 5. Together with my colleagues, I provide families with systemic and solution-oriented support — with the aim of opening up new perspectives and jointly developing sustainable solutions for everyday life.
Since 2022, I have been on the board of the Sustainable Obstetrics Interest Group (IG NGH), which is involved in the political debate throughout Switzerland.
Contact us
Nora Spiri
Midwife BSc
Kalchbreitestrasse 6
8003 Zurich
+41 79 481 1990
I am able to attend: 8003, 8004, 8005, 8006, 8008,
8047, 8053, 8055 City of Zurich
Or by request only for portuguese families that don’t find midwives speaking portugese. (I have to be able to reach you by bike in reasonable time).
Friends
Birthplace Delphys
Mentor Denise Eigenmann
Midwife Eveline Ganz
Midwife Lena Gisler
Midwife Laura Widmer
Midwife Carmen Dünki
Midwife Ursina Bavier
Midwife Debora Gubser
Midwife Livia Benesch
Gynecologist Ivrea Florio
Gynecologist Dorin Ritzmann
Lactation consultant Johanna Sargent
Psychiaterin Marlene Hofer
Psychiater Jürgen Grieser
Psychotherapeutin Senta Seiler
Logopädin Susanne Mathieu
Emotionelle Erste Hilfe Ursula Portmann
Craniosakraltherapeut Michi Bachmann
Osteophatin Monika Stengel
Naturheilpraktikerin Daniela Jeck
Soup chickens by Annalena Tinner
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