Birth is an intimate and individual process that combines unavoidable effort and labour with strong emotions. The emotional state has a direct impact on the birth process. Our experience shows that people in labour can give birth best when they feel safe and secure. Together we will create a setting and an atmosphere in which you are accompanied and supported by a trusted midwife.
Your midwife will be on call for the birth during the potential labour period three weeks before the due date and up to two weeks after. At the start of labour, you will contact the midwife you know and she will then support you 1:1 during the entire birth process. At the peak of labour, a second midwife from our team will be called in.
The on-call service is a so-called optional service, for which most statutory health insurance companies pay €250 or more. We have a price range of €500 to €1400 for on-call services based on ability to pay, according to self-assessment. We advise on various health insurance companies so that a birth centre delivery does not fail because of money.
In the case of our birth centre, with our own quality management, the health insurance companies cover the operating costs. All standard midwifery services are also covered by health insurance.
During labour, a wide range of equipment is available for a free and flexible choice of birthing positions, such as a large bathtub, a wall bar with cloths, a birthing stool, a mat and the family bed. It is important to us that you can move freely and always find a good position. We support the birth process with breathing instructions and massages, and if necessary with acupuncture and naturopathic methods. If you lose patience or courage, we will find motivating words and provide empathetic support.
Based on our experience, possible examinations and regular listening to the baby’s heartbeat, we can assess the birth process, manage it accordingly and take measures if necessary. We use comparatively few obstetric medications at the birth centre, but we do keep important emergency medications on hand, which we use if necessary in accordance with international guidelines.
Pain analgesia such as epidural anaesthesia (epidural) or other painkillers are not part of the care provided during a home birth or birth centre delivery.
In rare cases, it may be necessary to transfer you to a hospital during or after the birth. In this case, we will accompany you and your companion to the hospital and stay there until you are well cared for. We do not offer any further care in the hospital.
After birth, the family stays at the birth centre for at least three hours on an outpatient basis before travelling home and being cared for by their midwife during the postnatal period. After a home birth, you stay in your family bed and the midwives stay for a while until leaving again.
