L'Arcade des sages-femmes is a non-profit association that develops prevention and health promotion activities. Created in 1994, it was recognized as a public utility the same year and benefits from a subsidy from the State of Geneva under the law on home care.


L'Arcade sages-femmes, c'est

• A telephone hotline:
  Listening, advice and information
   
• A drop-in center:
  Listening, advice, information, exchange between parents, baby weight check
   
• A place for free information and exchanges without registration
  Sessions, documentation
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Hours Telephone hours (022 329 05 55)

Monday 8am to 7pm, Tuesday to Friday 8am to 8pm
Saturday, Sunday 9am to 12pm and 5pm to 8pm (including public holidays)


Hours Reception hours (85, bd Carl-Vogt)

Monday * from 2pm to 7pm
Tuesday to Friday * from 2pm to 5pm
Saturday * from 9am to 12pm

Schedule Information sessions (85, bd Carl-Vogt)
 

Monday * 2 x a month, from 12pm to 2pm: Breastfeeding preparation

Monday * 12 x per year, 6pm to 7:30pm: Dietetics for pregnant women or women's dietetics in the postpartum period

Monday *  1 x per month, from 6:30pm to 8pm: Birth plan
Tuesday * 1x per month, from 6:30pm to 8pm: Co-parenting meeting: fathers and spouses

Thursday * 1x per month from 10am to 12pm: Feeding your newborn baby

Thursday * 2 x per month from, 14:30 to 16:00: Breastfeeding snack  
Thursday * 1 x per month, from 18:00 to 19:30: Child dietetics  
Friday * 1 x per month, from 14:00 to 15:30: Child dietetics
Saturday * 1 x per month, from 10:00 to 11:30: I'm expecting a child in Geneva
Saturday * 6 x per year, from 10:00 to 12:00: Birth awareness

* except public holidays

L'Arcade sages-femmes, c'est aussi :

• Collective of midwives organizing daily home visits, post partum, pregnancy on medical orders, breastfeeding support
• Full pregnancy follow-up by a midwife
• Consultation in aromatherapy, homeopathy, hypnosis
• Group birth preparation courses
• Birth preparation in foreign languages for migrant women: on registration at  l'Arcade sages-femmes
• Individual birth preparation classes
• Other pre- and post-natal courses at l'Arcade or other venues: mum-baby gym, haptonomy, baby massage, ayurvedic massage, swimming for pregnant women, sling carrying, meeting future fathers, yoga