Pregnancy and Childbirth

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If you are expecting a child we can support you with specific up to date information and practical help.
Becoming a mother and father is a time of intense feelings, new experiences and planning for the future. You are confronted with many questions:

  • Will we cope with the new demands as parents and will we still have enough time for each other?
  • How will I cope as a single parent or very young mother?
  • What should I claim and from where? What financial aid am I entitled to?

We give you individual information and advice. This means that together we consider your personal starting position and your perspectives, and offer you concrete information, advice and assistance relating to:

Health and Childbirth

  • Childbirth preparation courses, childbirth clinics and midwives
  • Antenatal diagnosis examination

Financial Support and Statutory Entitlements

  • Social security issues and legal entitlements such as Mutterschutz (maternity rights), Elternzeit (parental leave), Elterngeld (parents’ benefit), Kindergeld (child benefit), Unterhalt (maintenance), Arbeitslosengeld II (unemployment benefit paid after the first 12 months), Sorgerecht (custody rights) und Umgangsrecht (access rights)
  • Support in claiming legal entitlements from officials and authorities
  • Applications to the charities “Mutter und Kind” (Mother and Child) or “Familie in Not” (Families in Need)

Changed Living Circumstances

  • Problems before and after the birth
  • Relationship crises
  • Support after miscarriage, premature or still-birth