Is home birth possible in Luxembourg and is it reimbursed?

Yes. In Luxembourg you have the right to give birth at home, and the midwife care for a home birth is covered by the CNS.

How to plan it: discuss the possibilities and limits of a home birth in your situation with your gynaecologist and an independent midwife. They are the ones who can judge whether it suits you and your baby. If you plan to give birth outside a hospital, a midwife of your choice can follow you during the pregnancy.

What the CNS covers:

• Home births are covered directly by the CNS. The midwife fee schedule includes the birth itself, monitoring of labour (also when complications mean the midwife does not carry out the delivery) and a flat rate for consumables.
• All midwife acts are reimbursed at 100% and, as a general rule, the CNS pays the midwife directly.
• The midwife's travel costs are covered for journeys within Luxembourg.
• After the birth, postpartum care at home for 15 days (21 days in some situations) is covered too.

Cross-border residents: a midwife based in Luxembourg can only provide care on Luxembourg territory. Midwife care in your country of residence is reimbursed by your local health fund under its own rules.

An outpatient birth is another option: you give birth in hospital and go home with your baby the same day, with home visits from a midwife.

After a home birth, declare the birth within 10 days at the commune where your baby was born, with the birth notice issued by the doctor or midwife.