Kraamzorg service in Surrey?

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Not sure where else to post this but I am looking for a person who can help me over a 8 day period sometime in June (if all goes ok, fingers x) with my baby. Must be suitably qualified. I am in Woking area.

I lifted this description from this website to explain in more details what I am looking for:

"Kraamzorg is a universal postnatal service provided in the Netherlands (via a compulsory health insurance system) in the first eight to ten days after the birth of a baby. The purpose of kraamzorg is to aid the recovery of the mother and provide her with advice and assistance to care for her newborn. The goal is to get the mother swiftly back on her feet to care for her baby independently and return to daily life.
The nurse shows parents how to care for their newborn baby, e.g. how to breastfeed properly, and how to bathe the baby. In the case of a home birth she will also be there after the birth to help clean up. The National Guidelines for Postnatal Care categorise kraamzorg in three levels: At the basic level support covers:

care for mother and baby,
regular health checks (e.g. that stitches are clean and healing, the uterus is shrinking),
advice and instruction (hygiene, feeding etc),
ensuring hygiene levels are high
basic household chores which directly relate to the care of mother and baby (such as cleaning of the bathroom, the nursery and the mother?s room and taking care of meals for the mother).
support to integrate the newborn into the family..."

You would be best off looking for a post-natal doula I suspect. Have a look here

Very good point lady. I was really struggling to find who may provide a similar support in the UK - nursery nurse, mw... Thank you!!

Maternity nurse/nanny for the non-medical stuff, MW for the stitches and health side. Most MN bookings are for 4-6 weeks and they help get the baby into a routine etc if you want. Most work 24/5 or 24/6, others will do days or nights or a mixture. Trainees are more likely to pitch in with the house and other children, experienced MNs typically stick to mother and baby only.

Thank you Fraktal. I have called a couple of doulas today and although promising, I do not feel they have the full expertise I seek. I really do not want to split the tasks between different professionals - last time I really had hard time with my milk production and having someone around really helped.

You'll presumably have MW care anyway until they discharge you from the community team? If you're on the NHS it's unavoidable.

A good MN will know about care of stitches but won't be able to tell you whether your uterus is returning to normal. They can, however, be experts in establishing BFing etc and will take care of you (making sure you eat/drink) and the baby (nappies, baths, laundry and so on).

If you're prepared to pay then there are trained nurses and MWs working as MNs.

I am prepared to pay (well, it is a term of my insurance), so it seems to be a shame not to take advantage of it, especially since i have absolutely no experience in caring for lo (my dd1 was a premie in a hospital for 23 days and i never took her home) and no family or friends who can help here... i am not familiar with NHS system and even when something "should be" it is not always the way it is.

A private midwife? My friend had someone like that to help her but I'm not sure she cooked meals. She definitely helped with establishing breastfeeding.

Check whether your insurance pays for a maternity nurse who's a qualified MW and get a couple of the big agencies (Eden/Imperial/Nannies Inc) to send a selection for you. I think that might be your best balance between the individual feeding and emotional support/helping around the home and medical knowledge.

I'm sorry to hear about your DD1

Thank you for the leads guys!