Minister of Health Paulette Lenert took this decision after discovering that there is no legal framework for this type of operation. While giving birth outside of a hospital is legal in Luxembourg, the Ministry of Health argues that this only applies to home births.
During a session of the Chamber of Deputies in October, the Minister was informed of the new offer. The National Health Directorate subsequently paid a visit to the birth centre. The authorities have now decided that, while the centre may provide pre-and postnatal care, it must not perform births until there is a legal framework in place. A corresponding draft bill will be prepared.
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