Are you pregnant – and no one can know about it?
Having to keep a pregnancy secret is a difficult situation and a big problem. Since 1 May 2014, there is a way out of this situation: the so-called “confidential birth”. It is a way for all women to protect their identity but at the same time giving birth to their children in a medically safe way.
For the procedure, the woman selects a pseudonym so that, other than her counsellor, no one knows her true identity – no government office, no health insurance company, no doctor. Only at the age of 16 years old, the child can get more information about his/her origins. But in special cases the biological mother can prevent this.
If you are in such an emergency situation or you know a woman who is in such an emergency situation, you can contact us. We counsel and inform about the procedure and we will support you until you give birth and possibly afterwards.
You can also contact us, if you just want information about the procedure and you do not know whether you will participate in the confidential birth program.
You can get more information and materials at www.geburt-vertraulich.de and at the free hotline “Pregnant women in emergency situations – anonymous & secure” („Schwangere in Not – anonym & sicher“) +49 800 40 40 020. On the website you can also receive anonymous counselling per chat or email.