Tag: Midwives
Midwives authorized to perform instrumental abortion under the same conditions as doctors
It is a highly contested decree in its first version in December which, now revised, should “facilitate access” to abortion, knowing that instrumental abortions represent around 20% of abortions performed.…
How dealing with birth and pregnancy has changed – Munich
Astrid Draxler has accompanied many parents in Munich through pregnancy, birth and babyhood. After 16 years, she is quitting as head of the advice center for natural birth and parenting.…
Anna Schudt in an interview about the new ZDF-neo series “Push” about midwives
Anna Schudt plays a midwife in the ZDFneo production “Push”. Christiane Hammerl provided technical advice to the makers of the series. In the star-Interview they talk about their birth experiences…
Bavaria: Midwife bonus will be extended by three years – Bavaria
Bavaria wants to pay midwives a bonus of 5,000 euros over the next three years if they settle in the Free State. As Health Minister Judith Gerlach (CSU) announced, the…
Home births: Why a midwife no longer wants to work in the clinic
Why is there a hole and not a house? In the middle of Munich, Germany’s most expensive city, a huge construction pit has been irritating the neighborhood for years. There…
A course of study for midwives. What does this mean for those giving birth? – Health
Anyone who wants to become a midwife must have been studying for several years. What does this mean for those giving birth? Midwifery scientist Nicola Bauer on increased demands, false…
Munich: How midwives and nurses become social entrepreneurs. – Munich
Lisa von der Heydte is professor of management in the social economy at the Catholic University of Munich (KSH). She comes from the world of social entrepreneurship and received her…
Munich: Midwife sues against warning from Munich Clinic – Munich
The fight to maintain the maternity clinic in Neuperlach is spreading in new circles: One of the midwives there, Leonie Lieb, stands before the labor court in Schwabing and says:…
Drug for mothers: US authorities approve first pill for postpartum depression
Postpartum depression affects more than ten percent of all new mothers and is often associated with feelings of shame and guilt. A newly approved tablet is now specially tailored to…
Munich: New midwife delivery room at the Red Cross Clinic – Munich
The Red Cross Clinic in Munich already has six delivery rooms. Now there will be a new delivery room in which midwives carry out births on their own. It will…