(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.
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)
