List of Birthing Centers in Berlin

(This article was last updated on 11 July, 2023.)

If you want to give birth outside of a hospital, you can consider a home birth or a birthing center (Geburtshaus).

I would recommend first reading our overview article about out-of-hospitals births in Berlin, then come back to this overview of birthing centers that were open as of July 2023 (unfortunately, a couple had to close in recent years):

• Geburtshaus Schöneberg (also do home births)

  • Fill out their form

  • Contact them by phone Monday-Thursday (10-14:00 / 18:00)

  • They also offer information sessions – check their website for upcoming dates

• Geburtshaus MAJA (Prenzlauer Berg) (also do home births)

  • Information sessions every second Wednesday 18:30-19:30. See upcoming sessions.

  • Fill out their form: https://geburtshaus-maja.de/kontakt/

• Geburtshaus Treptower Park (also do home births)

  • Fill out their contact form or send an email to [email protected] with your details (due date, zip code)

  • Information sessions every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 18:00

• Geburtshaus Hellersdorf / Geburtshaus am Kienberg

  • Fill out the contact form at the bottom of their home page.

  • They take pregnant people living in Hellersdorf, Marzahn, Biesdorf, Kaulsdorf, Mahlsdorf, Friedrichshain, Lichtenberg, Mitte, Köpenick and Märkisch-Oderland.

• Geburtshaus Charlottenburg

  • They do in-person information sessions every second Wednesday of the month at 18:30 (no registration required)

  • They have some information videos in English

  • They also offer small group information sessions. Send them an email or fill out their contact form to sign up for an upcoming session.

  • Or call Mondays (10-14:00), Thursdays (14-17:00) or Fridays (10-13:00)

  • Note: You will need to get a separate midwife for your post-partum care (Wochenbett)