{"id":4341,"date":"2021-09-09T12:02:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T12:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abortioncare.nl\/?page_id=4341"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:32:09","slug":"what-to-bring-to-the-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abortioncare.nl\/en\/practical-information\/what-to-bring-to-the-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"What to bring to the clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1613a233\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"what-to-bring-to-the-clinic\">What to bring to the clinic<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Valid proof of identity (passport, ID card, driving license).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof of health insurance (health care ID card, policy document, or health insurance policy on your phone). If you don\u2019t have Dutch health insurance (yet) but are legally residing in the Netherlands, please bring a recent payslip (no older than two months).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You don\u2019t have Dutch insurance or don\u2019t live in the Netherlands? Please bring your European Health Insurance Card; this insurance must offer European coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Day in the clinic - Abortion Care Europe\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/npe233V_-mk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6d531845\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-647abc95\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-9916a2f7\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-15d3c642\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-15d3c642\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c00c1c5d Quote-Text\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em><em><em>Are you on medication? Please bring an up-to-date medication summary. Medication use may affect the treatment. Take your medication as prescribed, with the exception of medication for diabetes mellitus or blood thinners (anticoagulants). If you use either, please mention this when you book an appointment. If you are unsure about whether and how to adapt your medication use, please contact us prior to your appointment and we will offer you advice<\/em>.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"parent\">\r\n<div class=\"child child-3\">\r\n<svg width=\"124\" height=\"560\" viewBox=\"0 0 124 560\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M72.8178 45.2039C84.6176 62.2527 93.3939 83.2631 100.016 106.266C116.549 163.776 119.544 233.668 122.124 285.092C123.335 309.324 122.973 336.557 120.455 364.212C117.509 396.916 111.547 430.198 101.685 459.751C81.7057 519.634 45.7009 564.22 -13.9295 557.767C-71.4551 551.538 -138.877 521.662 -192.533 475.973C-245.186 431.147 -284.569 371.072 -288.282 303.186C-290.124 269.402 -286.025 238.773 -277.037 210.962C-271.561 193.976 -264.261 178.051 -255.396 163.089C-223.185 108.695 -170.215 67.0233 -108.264 34.2449C-101.839 30.8378 -95.3226 27.5412 -88.7236 24.3298C-6.36405 -15.7303 42.9112 1.9836 72.8263 45.1956\" stroke=\"#5A0F28\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"child child-4\">\r\n\r\n<svg width=\"267\" height=\"715\" viewBox=\"0 0 267 715\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M118.621 712.272C86.7438 715.925 51.6689 712.56 15.4488 704.801C-75.0915 685.373 -172.641 638.432 -244.69 604.409C-278.638 588.37 -315.532 567.994 -351.426 544.367C-393.899 516.471 -434.957 484.039 -468.08 449.006C-535.201 378.025 -569.75 296.347 -517.41 219.696C-466.913 145.753 -376.925 75.5724 -275.411 35.7184C-175.808 -3.39663 -65.0859 -13.2723 30.2523 31.2236C77.6928 53.3746 116.492 81.3303 147.876 113.898C167.054 133.771 183.454 155.358 197.397 178.377C248.097 262.039 266.284 364.737 265.779 473.197C265.736 484.451 265.477 495.749 265.041 507.098C259.571 648.72 199.427 703.02 118.626 712.29\" stroke=\"#BE736E\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n    \r\n    \n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ff25d305\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ultrasound scan information, if in your possession.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blood group card, if you have one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valid means of payment if you need to pay for the treatment yourself. We accept cash, debit cards (Vpay) and credit cards (Visa and Mastercard). We don\u2019t accept cheques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the day treatment you will also need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A long T-shirt or night dress (a garment that loosely covers your hips) and a bath robe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spare underpants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanitary towels (not tampons)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slippers or socks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"personal-hygiene\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal hygiene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take a shower at home before your appointment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you have any piercings in your tongue or genitalia? Remove them at home (in case of suction curettage or day treatment)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove jewelry, including rings, necklaces and bracelets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave valuables at home. You are responsible for any loss or theft, the clinic is not liable.<br>Lockable lockers are available on the ward.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230; <a title=\"What to bring to the clinic\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/abortioncare.nl\/en\/practical-information\/what-to-bring-to-the-clinic\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What to bring to the clinic\">Lees meer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7120,"parent":4272,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4341","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What to bring with you to the abortion clinic?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is important that you bring the right items with you when you visit Bloemenhove Haarlem and Abortion Clinic Bloemenhove Amsterdam. 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