Transport for pregnant women in Basel and the surrounding area
Primarily for private individuals
The essentials first
In the Basel area, we offer a specialised transport service for pregnant women – for journeys to examinations and for the journey to hospital when labour begins. In most cases, a calm journey to hospital is still possible even if your waters have already broken. For our trained transport assistants, this is not an unusual assignment.
Typical uses
- Journey to hospital when labour begins
- Examinations and check-up appointments
- Journeys to the midwife or gynaecologist
- Journey home after the hospital stay
Talk to your midwife first
If you notice signs that labour is starting, please contact your midwife or gynaecologist first. A brief professional assessment will clarify whether an ordinary transport is safe – which it is in the vast majority of cases.
If there is a risk situation or medical monitoring is needed during the journey, the ambulance service is responsible. In that case, call 144.
A calm journey makes all the difference
Alongside the excitement, a pregnancy also brings a lot of organisation – and on the day of the birth, of all days, the journey to hospital should not become an extra burden. We drive calmly, with foresight and with all the time it takes.
Your partner or another companion is of course welcome to travel along free of charge. It would be a pleasure for us to accompany you safely through this special stage of life.
Transport for pregnant women at Mobimed — in pictures
Our own photos from Basel — click to view them full size.
Frequently asked questions: Transport for pregnant women
Can you drive me even if my waters have broken?
In most cases, yes. A calm journey to hospital is generally safe even after your waters have broken. Please check briefly with your midwife or gynaecologist.
May my partner travel along?
Yes, one accompanying person travels free of charge.
Can you be reached at night too?
Our operating hours are Monday to Friday from 06:00 to 22:00 and on weekends and public holidays from 08:00 to 22:00. Outside these hours, if labour begins, please contact your hospital or, in an emergency, call 144.
Perhaps this suits you better
Transport to medical examinations
For patients, relatives, care homes, hospitals and medical practices
Seated transport
For hospitals, clinics, care homes, medical practices and private individuals
Stretcher transport
For hospitals, clinics, care homes, medical practices and private individuals
Transport to the doctor
For private individuals, relatives, care homes and Spitex (home care)
Before you book
What does health insurance cover?
Basic insurance, supplementary insurance, medical prescription — the rules that apply to this service.
Costs & health insuranceBook for yourself or a relative
No hospital needed in the background: online or by phone, and your companion travels free of charge.
For individualsWhich type of transport is right?
Stretcher, wheelchair, seated or taxi — the guide with a comparison and help to decide.
To the guideFor hospitals, care homes and Spitex
A permanent transport partner with case number, cost centre and a single contact person.
For hospitals & care homesTerms explained: Accompanying person
Transport for pregnant women in: Basel · Riehen · Allschwil · Binningen · Bottmingen · Oberwil · Therwil · Birsfelden · Muttenz · Pratteln · Münchenstein · Reinach · Arlesheim · Aesch · Dornach · Liestal · Sissach · Laufen · Rheinfelden
Book transport — online, straight to our dispatch team
Client, patient, appointment — one form that goes directly to our dispatch team. Prefer to call? That works too.
The first IVR-recognised patient transport service in north-western Switzerland
Recognition by the Swiss Interassociation for Rescue Services (IVR/IAS) is not a self-assessment but the result of an external audit of vehicles, equipment, training and procedures. Mobimed was the first patient transport provider in north-western Switzerland to receive it — and still holds it today.
Check the certificate in the IVR register