Schedule: What is important during the time around birth?

Information for (expectant) Parents in -

Schedule: What is important during the time around birth?

Information for (expectant) parents in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Are you pregnant or a father-to-be? You have recently had a baby?

The (imminent) birth of your child involves many exciting changes in your daily life. As there are also a lot of things which need to be prepared during the time around birth, we want to assist you with this brochure in keeping track. The schedule “What is important during the time around birth?” gives an overview of the things you have to take into consideration during pregnancy and after giving birth to your baby and the things you have to take care of. You will also learn when and where you may apply for which kind of financial and material assistance and what documents you will require. Checklist before birth

To do: When? Where? Look for a gynaecologist as from the beginning of pregnancy Internet

Free gynaecological prenatal care (including the issuance of as from the beginning of pregnancy Zentrum für sexuelle Gesundheit und the Mutterpass (maternity card) and social counselling for Familienplanung (Centre for Sexual women WITHOUT health insurance cover. Health and Family Planning)

Look for a midwife as from the beginning of pregnancy Internet / Berliner Hebammenliste

Health (list of midwives in )

Look for a birth centre / register for birth during pregnancy birth centre

Look for a paediatrician’s surgery for the child examina- during pregnancy Internet tions/check-ups

Inform your employer about your pregnancy no deadline employer

Job Apply for parental leave 7 weeks before the beginning of the parental employer leave at the latest

Notarise acknowledgement of paternity before or after birth Jugendamt (Youth Welfare Office) or Standesamt (Civil Registry Office)

Submit custody statement before or after birth Jugendamt Authorities

Apply for maternity allowance Submit certificates of paternity 7 weeks before health insurer and employer giving birth at the latest

Apply for benefits from the JobCenter or Sozialamt Additional needs allowance and maternity JobCenter or Sozialamt (Social Welfare Office), Apply for additional needs clothes as from the 13th week of pregnancy allowance for pregnant women / maternity clothes / Baby equipment: 2 – 3 months before the

Finance allowance for baby equipment expected date of birth Apply for funding by the Foundation ”Hilfe für die Familie – If possible during the first months of pregnancy counselling centre for pregnant Schwangere in Not“ (“Family Assistance – Pregnant Women women in need of assistance”

1 Checklist after giving birth

To do: When? Where?

Take child to regular check-ups as from birth paediatrician’s surgery

Take out health insurance for your child as from birth health insurance

Use service offers provided by the Kinder- und Jugend- after birth Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitsdienst gesundheitsdienst (Children‘s and Young People’s

Health Healthcare Service)

Use service offers of Frühe Hilfen (Early Prevention) after birth family centres

Attend postnatal exercise course after birth midwife’s practice or family centres

Register with the Standesamt (Civil Registry Office) within one week after birth Standesamt (Civil Registry Office)

Register your child at the Einwohnermeldeamt automatically done by the Standesamt (Residents’ Registration Office) (Civil Registry Office)

Counselling on maintenance and custody if needed Jugendamt (Youth Welfare Office)

Authorities Look for a Kita (nursery) place as early as possible Internet / Jugendamt (Youth Welfare Office)

Apply for a Kitagutschein ( Kita voucher) 9 – 2 months before the beginning of child care Jugendamt (Youth Welfare Office)

Apply for Kindergeld (child benefit) after birth Familienkasse (Family Benefits Office)

Apply for Kinderzuschlag (child allowance) if needed as from birth Familienkasse (Family Benefits Office)

Apply for Elterngeld (parental allowance) within the first 3 months after birth Jugendamt (Youth Welfare Office)

Apply for Betreuungsgeld (childcare subsidy) normally as from the 15th month Jugendamt (Youth Welfare Office)

Apply for Wohngeld (housing benefit) if needed Bürgeramt (Citizens’ Office) Finance Apply for Arbeitslosengeld II (unemployment benefit II) if needed JobCenter

Apply for Unterhaltsvorschuss (maintenance if needed Jugendamt (Youth Welfare Office) allowance advance)

Apply for Haushaltshilfe (household help) if needed (including during pregnancy) health insurance

2 Before birth

You can organise many things even before your baby is born. Try to organise as many things as possible at an early stage to have more time for yourself and your family after your baby is born.

Counselling for pregnant women If you have any questions regarding pregnancy, family planning or partnership, you can get information and advice at a counselling centre for pregnant women. You can find contact partners at the following institutions: • Counselling for pregnant women at the Zentrum für sexuelle Gesundheit und Familienplanung (Centre for Sexual Health and Family Planning): Urbanstr. 24, 10967 Berlin, phone number 90 298 8363 • Schwangerschafts- und Familienberatungsstelle der Caritas (Caritas Counselling Centre for Pregnant Women and Families): Prinzessinnenstr. 20, 10969 Berlin, phone number 666 333 25 • Albatros-Lebensnetz gGmbH Counselling Centre for Pregnant Women and Families: Petersburger Platz 3, 10249 Berlin, phone number 449 63 83

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Health Look for a Preventive check-ups are provided for at as from the beginning www.kvberlin.de • health insurance card gynaecologist regular intervals during pregnancy. of pregnancy (> Arztsuche > Frauenheil­ They are part of the health insurers’ range kunde und Geburtshilfe) of services and do not have to be paid (in German) extra. Preventive check-ups are offered by gy- naecologists or midwives. The Mutterpass (maternity card) is also issued during these appointments.

3 Before birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Health Look for a midwife All women are entitled to support by a as from the begin- www.berliner-hebammenliste.de • health insurance • counselling during midwife during pregnancy and during the ning of pregnancy www.hebammensuche.de card pregnancy / pre- first weeks after giving birth. www.hebammenruf-berlin.de ventive check-up The midwife can perform all preventive www.kidsgo.de • prenatal classes check-ups during pregnancy except for Zentraler Hebammenruf • postnatal care ultrasonic screens. She also issues the (Central Midwives’ Hotline): • postnatal exercise Mutterpass (maternity card). phone number 214 27 71 courses The costs are borne by the health insu- rance. If needed: The family midwife gives advice and looks as from the begin- Contact: family midwife after women and families during ning of pregnancy Ms. Dallmann pregnancy, birth and the baby’s first year phone number 90 298 2805 if there are any health problems as well [email protected] as in stressful life situations. Ms. Maskow phone number 0157 774 198 69 [email protected] If needed: The visiting parental assistants look after as from midterm of Contact: Visiting parental expectant mothers and parents when they the pregnancy Ms. Al-Suadi assistants are starting a family. phone number 288 37 499 The visiting parental assistants provide [email protected] social counselling and support in direct dealings with the authorities so as to crea- te a good start for the baby.

4 Before birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Health Look for a birth The birth clinics offer regular information during pregnancy Birth Centres • Mutterpass centre / register for evenings for expectant parents. Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban (maternity card) birth If you want to give birth at home, you will Dieffenbachstraße 1 • health insurance card have to look for a midwife in due time who 10967 Berlin will attend the birth. phone number 130 22 5601 www.berliner-hebammenliste.de Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain Landsberger Allee 49 10249 Berlin phone number 130 23 1442 Geburtshaus Kreuzberg Graefestraße 88 10967 Berlin phone number 694 093 77 Look for a The U1 (1st child check-up) and mostly also Child check-ups are very www.kvberlin.de paediatrician’s the (2nd child check-up) are mostly important. This is why (> Arztsuche > Kinder- und surgery for the child done by the birth centre. you should look for a Jugendmedizin) (in German) check-ups Some paediatrician’s surgerys also offer paediatrician’s surgery Familienwegweiser (Family home visits. already during your Directory) Friedrichshain- pregnancy and ask for The subsequent child check-ups ( – ) Kreuzberg available appointments. are carried out at the paediatrician’s surgery’s surgery.

5 Before birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Job Inform your no deadline, but employer • certificate by the gynae­cologist employer about as early as possible or the midwife your pregnancy to ensure that the maternity provisions are complied with Apply for www.bmfsfj.de (> Familie > Elterngeld/ 7 weeks before the employer • informal application in writing parental leave Elternzeit > Alles Wissenswerte zur Eltern- beginning of parental zeit im Überblick) (in German) leave at the latest Authorities Notarise The acknowledgement of paternity is advisable before Jugendamt Familienservice- • identity cards / passports of acknowledge- necessary for parents who are not married birth, but also possi­ büro (Family Service Office at both parents ment to each other. The mother of the child has ble after birth the Youth Welfare Office) • birth certificate of the father of paternity to consent to the acknowledgement of 35 – 37 • Mutterpass (maternity paternity. 10247 Berlin, room 4101 card) / certificate by the It is also possible to notarise the acknow- Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 12:00 pm gynaecologist or the midwife ledgement of paternity at the Standesamt Thur 3:00 - 6:00 pm • If done after the birth: birth (Civil Registry Office) (with costs). phone number 90 298 1414 certificate of the child FamilienServiceBuero@ba-fk. berlin.de Submit custody Parents who are not married to each other advisable before Jugendamt Familienservice- • Identity cards / passports of statement may submit a public custody statement birth, but also possi­ büro (Family Service Office at both parents (for unmarried if they wish to have joint custody of their ble after birth the Youth Welfare Office) • acknowledgement of paternity couples) child. The paternity for the child has to be (address see above) • Mutterpass (maternity card) acknowledged beforehand. The acknow- • if done after the birth: Birth ledgement of paternity and the custody certificate of the child statement can be notarized together.

6 Before birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Finanzen Apply for Mutter­ Working women who are covered by Submit certificate health insurance • application to health schaftsgeld a statutory health insurance, are paid of your pregnancy 7 insurance (maternity allowance) Mutterschaftsgeld (maternity allo- weeks before giving • certificate by gynaeco­ wance) by their health insurer for six birth at the latest logist or midwife weeks before birth until eight weeks after birth. Benefits from the Job- Women who are paid ALG II (unem- possible from the JobCenter Berlin Friedrichsh. • informal application Center or Sozialamt ployment benefit II) can apply for the 13th week of preg- Kreuzberg: in writing (Social Welfare Office): following one-off benefits: nancy Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 3, • Mutterpass (maternity Apply for additional • Zuschuss zur Schwangerschaftsbe- 10969 Berlin card) needs allowance for kleidung (allowance for maternity postal address: 10958 Berlin pregnant women / clothes) Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri maternity clothes / • Zuschuss zur Babyerstausstattung 8:00 am – 12:30 pm allowance for baby (allowance for the baby equipment) Thur 12:30 – 6:00 pm equipment It is also possible to apply for an addi- (only for working women) tional needs allowance for pregnant Mon, Tue, 12:30 am – 4.00 pm women up to 17 per cent of the regular (consultation with appoint- allowance. ment) www.berlin.de/jobcenter/ friedrichshain-kreuzberg/

7 Before birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Finanzen Apply for funding The foundation “Hilfe für die Familie – as from the 13th week any counselling centre for • identity card / passport by the Foundation Schwangere in Not“(“Familiy Assistance – of pregnancy pregnant women and Meldebestätigung ”Hilfe für die Familie Pregnant Women in Emergency”) (8 – 10 weeks required (see page 4) (certificate of registration) – Schwangere in Not“ provides funds to pregnant women in for processing the counselling centres at: • Mutterpass (maternity (“Familiy Assistance – financial distress, e.g. for the pregnancy, application) www.stiftunghilfe.de card) Pregnant Women in breast-feeding time and baby equipment. • statements of account Emergency”) This funding can also be applied for in • tenancy agreement addition to the one-off allowances of the • proof of income JobCenter or the Sozialamt (Social Welfare • notices from the JobCenter Office). regarding the granting of one-off allowances It is important to file the application only with one counselling centre for pregnant women and not with several counselling centres.

8 After giving birth

Once your child is born you will certainly want to dedicate yourself entirely to your new family member. Some direct visits to the authorities as well as the visit to a paediatrician’s surgery, however, still have to be done after your baby is born. Furthermore, there is a wide range of services offered in our district which might be of interest for you to know. The social workers of the Kin- der- und Jugendgesundheitsdienst (Children’s and Young People’s Healthcare Service) are happy to inform you about them.

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Health Take child to Go to appointments for the child check- as from birth Pediatrician’s surgery • yellow booklet for check-ups ups in a paediatrician’s surgery. www.kvberlin.de preventive check-ups Families without sufficient health insu- Kinder- und Jugendgesundheits- • Vaccines Record Card, if rance cover should refer to the Children’s dienst applicable and Young People’s Healthcare Service. (Children’s and Young Persons’ Healthcare Service) Urbanstraße 24, yard bulding 10967 Berlin phone number 90 298 7342 Thur 3:00 – 6:00 pm and with appointment Take out health insu- The health insurance will send the form Immediately Health insurance • birth certificate of the child rance for your child once you have informed them by phone. after birth • completed form of the (family insurance) There is an own insurance card for your health insurance child approx. 2 weeks after registration. • health insurance card (if Medical treatment is also possible before already available) that. There are no additional costs for the health insurance of your child in the statutory health insurance scheme.

9 After giving birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Health Use services pro­ The social workers of the Children‘s and First home visit: Approx. Children’ and Young People’s • yellow booklet for vided by the Young People’s Healthcare Service offer 4 – 6 weeks after the Healthcare Service preventive check- Kinder- und Jugend- all mothers and fathers a home visit birth Kreuzberg office: ups gesundheitsdienst after the birth of their child. Urbanstraße 24, Hofgebäude • Vaccines Record (Children’s and The families learn about all important 10967 Berlin Card, if applicable Young People’s matters for the time after the birth phone number 90 298 7326/7352 Healthcare Service) during the home visit: You may want Friedrichshain office: to have questions answered about the Koppenstaße 38 – 40 development of your baby or obtain 10243 Berlin information about necessary visits to phone number 90 298 2621/7345 the authorities as well as interesting Thur 3:00 – 6:00 pm and with meeting places for families in the appointment district. www.berlin.de/gesundheitsamt-fk [email protected] Further offers: When the midwife no Contact: The children’s nurse gives advice regar- longer comes; for mo- Ms Günther ding breastfeeding, nutrition and care thers without any health phone number 90 298 7343 of your baby insurance immediately [email protected] after the birth Use offers of www.berlin.de/jugendamt-fk Frühe Hilfen >Frühe Hilfen (Early Prevention) (Early Prevention) family midwives, info on page 5 visiting parents’ assistants, info on page 5

10 After giving birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Health Use offers of Schreibabymbulanz (Healthcare if needed Schreibabymbulanzen (Health- Frühe Hilfen Centre for Crying Babies) care Centres for Crying Babies) (Early Prevention) Here crying babies and their parents www.schreibabyambulanz.info/ get unbureaucratic support schreibabyambulanz.htm If there is no support from family or during the child’s first year wellcome friends after your baby is born, you Team in Friedrichshain: can get support from the volun- Dagmar Mai teering projects “wellcome” and Stützrad gGmbh “Känguru”. phone number 2388 17 34 wellcome – practical assistance after Team Kreuzberg: the baby is born Yasemin Kantemir-Mavi Jugendwohnen im Kiez gGmbh phone number 3251 78 06 Känguru – supports and assists you Känguru Constanze Meyne, Diakonisches Werk phone number 3644 84 48 [email protected] welcome events after birth family centres of the district The family centres in our district Kinder- und Jugendgesundheits- addresses at: invite families to our welcome dienst (Children’s and Young www.berlin.de/angebote-fuer- events after your baby is born People’s Healthcare Service) will familien-fk send you an invitation. meeting dates at: www.berlin.de/willkommens veranstaltungen-fk

11 After giving birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Authorities Register with the Your child’s birth details will be recor- Standesamt (Civil Registry • identity card (or passport and Standesamt ded at the birth centre and transferred Office) of Friedrichshain- confirmation of residence) (Civil Registry to the Standesamt (Civil Registry Kreuzberg • birth certificate of the mother of Office) Office) (of the district in which your Schlesische Straße 27 A the child (for spouses both birth child is born). 10997 Berlin certificates) You will get the birth certificates after opening times: • marriage certificate payment of fees during the consul- Monday 8.30 am – 12.30 pm • acknowledgement of paternity / tation hours of the Standesamt after Tuesday 8.30 am – 12.30 pm, custody statement for unmar- submitting the respective documents Thursday 1.00 – 6.00 pm ried parents (if already available) at your birth institution and after Further documents are needed signing the declaration specifying the depending on the current marital www.berlin.de/ba- name of your child there. status. Further information is friedrichshain-kreuzberg/ available at the Standesamt The info flyers of the birth institutions >Politik und Verwaltung (Civil Registry Office). provide more information about the >Ämter > Standesamt registration

If your child is born in a birth centre within one week • birth notice (for home births and or at home in the district of Fried- after birth births in birth centres) richshain-Kreuzberg, you will have to announce the birth of your child at the Standesamt (Civil Registry Office) yourself. Register your child The registration at the Einwohnermel- with the Einwoh- deamt (Residents’ Registration Office) nermeldeamt is automatically processed by the (Residents’ Registra- Standesamt (Civil Registry Office). tion Office)

12 After giving birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Authorities Look for a Kita You can look for a Kita (nursery) place on- It is advisable to start www.berlin.de/sen/jugend/ (nursery) place line at the website of Senatsverwaltung looking for a Kita as familie-und-kinder/ für Bildung, Jugend und Wissenschaft early as possible. kindertagesbetreuung/ (Senate Administration for Education, kitas/verzeichnis/ Youth and Science). Familienwegweiser (Family Directory) of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Apply for a Kita You have to apply for a Kita voucher be­ The application for the Jugendamt • filled-in application voucher fore the childcare for your child at a Kita Kita voucher is possible (Youth Welfare Office) form plus attachments can start. at the earliest 9 months, Familienservicebüro The voucher includes the scope of child- and at the latest 2 (Family Services Office) care and the amount of the monthly Kita months before the Frankfurter Allee 35 – 37 fees. You can refer to a Kita of your choice desired start of childcare 10247 Berlin with the Kita voucher and conclude an (in specific cases, it is room 4101 agreement with the institution. also possible later if Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Online application for Kita voucher at: there is a place availa- Thur 3:00 – 6:00 pm https://fms.verwalt-berlin.de/kita/frm/ ble). phone number 90 298 1414 main?execution=e2s1 FamilienServiceBuero@ba-fk. berlin.de

13 After giving birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Finance Apply for Kindergeld All children are eligible for Kindergeld as as from birth Bundesagentur für Arbeit • filled-in application form (Child Benefit) from birth until at least to the completion (Federal Employment • birth certificate from the of the 18th year. Agency) Berlin Standesamt (Civil Regist- Information and online application at: Familienkasse ry Office) for the applica- www.familienkasse.de (Family Benefits Office) tion for Kindergeld (Child Charlottenstraße 87 – 90 Benefits) 10969 Berlin Apply for Elterngeld Elterngeld is paid for parents with the iwithin the first three Jugendamt • filled-in application form (Parental Allowance) following status: employed, self-employed, months after birth (Youth Welfare Office) • birth certificate of the jobless, students and trainees. (Elterngeld is only Familienservicebüro child from the Standes- Elterngeld is a compensation for the paid retrospectively (Family Services Office) amt (Civil Registry Office) ceasing income from employment of for three months) Frankfurter Allee 35 – 37 for the application of the child-attending parent. It generally 10247 Berlin parental allowance amounts to 65 per cent of the average net room 4101 • identity cards / passports earnings of the past 12 months before the Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 12:00pm of the parents baby was born. Thur 3:00pm – 6:00pm • proof of income and maternity allowance Elterngeld amounts to at least 300 Euro phone number 90 298 1414 and maximum 1.800 Euro. FamilienServiceBuero@ba-fk. Elterngeld calculator: www.bmfsfj.de berlin.de (> Service > Onlinerechner) (in German) Information and application at: http://berlin.de/ba-friedrichshain- kreuzberg Stichwortliste von A to Z > Elterngeld (in German)

14 After giving birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Finanzen Apply for The Kinderzuschlag is a supplementa- as from birth Bundesagentur für Arbeit • filled-in application form Kinderzuschlag ry allowance to the Kindergeld (Child (Federal Employment Agen- (Child Allowance) Benefits). cy) of Berlin Mitte It is intended for parents on low incomes Familienkasse who can finance their own subsistence (Family Benefits Office) with their income, but not the subsis- (see page 15) tence for their children. Apply for Betreuungsgeld can be applied for for eligibility as from 15 Jugendamt (Youth Welfare • filled-in application form Betreuungsgeld each child not attending a publicly months of the child Office) of the plus attachments (Childcare Subsidy) funded childcare institution or Kita (for at most 22 months) Familienservicebüro • copy of the child’s birth daycare. (Family Services Office) certificate information and application at: (see page 15) • identity cards / passports www.berlin.de/sen/jugend/familie-und- of both parents kinder/finanzielle-leistungen Apply for Wohngeld Wohngeld (housing benefit) can be if needed Bürgeramt 1: • filled-in application form (housing benefit) applied for if one’s own income is not (not granted for recipi- (Citizens’ Office) • supporting proof of sufficient for an adequate and family ents of ALG II, BAföG) Yorckstraße 4 – 11 income friendly housing. 10965 Berlin • supporting proof of rent The amount of the Wohngeld is calcu- Bürgeramt 3: lated from the number of household Frankfurter Allee 35 / 37 members, the amount of the total 10247 Berlin income and the amount of the rent to It is recommended to book be taken into consideration. an appointment online

15 After giving birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Finanzen Apply for Arbeitslosen- ALG II can be applied for if the if needed JobCenter Berlin Friedrichshain- • filled-in application form plus geld II subsistence is not secured by Kreuzberg attachments, identity card (unemployment one’s own income. Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 3 • supporting proof of income / benefits II) www.berlin.de/jobcenter/ 10969 Berlin assets, statements of account friedrichshain-kreuzberg/ postal address: 10958 Berlin • tenancy agreement Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri 8:00 am – 12:30 pm • copy of banking card, health insurance card Thur 12:30 – 6:00 pm (only for employed persons) Mon, Tues 12:30 – 4:00 pm (consultation with appointment)

Apply for Unterhalts- As a single parent you may apply if needed Familienservicebüro • filled-in application form vorschuss for a Unterhaltsvorschuss for your (Family Service Office) • identity card / passport (Maintenance Allo- child living in your household if Frankfurter Allee 35 – 37 • birth certificate of the child wance Advance) your child is under 12 years old 10247 Berlin • acknowledgement of paternity and is not paid maintenance or is room 4101 for divorced parents: not paid sufficient maintenance Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 12:00 pm • divorce decree or lawyer’s by the other parent. Thur 3:00 – 6:00 pm supporting document that the There is also a claim to mainte- phone number 90 298 1414 parents live separately nance allowance advance if pa- [email protected] ternity is not yet established. We are pleased to advise you on the further eligibility requirements.

16 After giving birth

To do: Details: When? Where? Required Documents Finanzen Consultation and Unmarried mothers of a child are If needed, Jugendamt (Youth Welfare • identity card / passport support in paternity, eligible for consultation and support for also possible even Office) custodianships • birth certificate of the child maintenance and the establishment of paternity and in before the birth Frankfurter Allee 35 – 37 custody maintenance issues. of the child 10247 Berlin Mothers and fathers who are not mar- Tuesday 9.00 am – 12.00 pm ried to each other may seek advice on Thursday 3.00 – 6.00 pm the issuance of the custody statement. Contact: phone number 90 298 4383 Jugendamt-Leistungsbereich@ ba-fk.berlin.de Apply for household If it is not possible to carry on the if needed Health insurance • Mutterpass (maternity card) help / family care household (e.g. due to health problems) (also during the • certificate by the doctor or and there is no other person living in pregnancy already) the midwife stating that a the household who could carry on the household help is needed. household, a household help can be applied for at the health insurance. Apply for reimburse- Persons on low incomes (e.g. recipients if contraception Zentrum für sexuelle Gesund- • required documents are ment for contra­ of ALG II, SGB XII, AsylbwL, BaföG, Mini- is desired heit und Familienplanung available at: ceptives Job) may apply for reimbursement for (Centre for sexual Health and www.berlin.de/ the pill, IUD, condoms or the “morning- Family Planning) gesundheitsamt-fk after“ pill. Urbanstraße 24 10967 Berlin phone number 90 298 8363

17 Are you pregnant or a father-to-be? Have you had a baby recently? Fahrplan: The (imminent) birth of your child brings about many exciting changes in your daily life. Was ist wichtig in der Zeit As there are many things to prepare during the time around birth we would like to support you with this brochure so that you don´t lose track. rund um die Geburt? Imprint Here you can find the Berlin-wide Published by: Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (District Office of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg) App for the schedule “What is important Abteilung Familie, Gesundheit und Personal (Department for Family, Health and Human Resources) during the time around birth?” Frankfurter Allee 35 – 37, 10247 Berlin Informationen für (werdende) Eltern Layout and illustration: A. Buchholz, www.buchholz-grafikatelier.de in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg This schedule is available online (in German) at: www. berlin.de/jugendamt-fk > Dokumente und Publikationen Version of: 15 December 2014 We cannot guarantee that the information given in this schedule “What is important during the time around birth?” is always complete, up-to-date and accurate. The consultation hours stated herein as well as the legal and public services and their eligibility status may be subject to change.

This brochure is financed by the Senate Administration for Health and Social Affairs within the Health Action Program.