Before the birth

Even when planning your family and during pregnancy, there are services you can use and preparations you can make.

Services in Before the birth

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Apply for cost coverage for measures to induce pregnancy or for cryopreservation measures for people with statutory health insurance
If you have been diagnosed by a doctor as being unable to conceive naturally and artificial insemination is suitable, the statutory health insurance funds will cover part of the costs under certain conditions.
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Apply for maternity benefit as a privately insured person or with a statutory health insurance fund as a family insured person
As an expectant mother, you can apply for maternity benefit from the Federal Social Security Office (BAS) for the period of protection before and after childbirth and for the day of childbirth. You must meet certain requirements for this.
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Apply for one-off benefits
Relocation, pregnancy, birth: if you lack the money for certain situations in your life, you can apply for one-off benefits.
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Apply for parental allowance
If you look after your child after the birth, the parental allowance compensates for part of the loss of income.
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Apply for payment of the subsidy for fertility treatment
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Apply to the statutory health insurance fund for reimbursement of abortion costs
If you want to have an abortion and cannot bear the costs yourself, you can apply for the costs to be covered by statutory health insurance under certain conditions.
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Applying for a subsidy for fertility treatment
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Applying for household help for people with statutory health insurance during pregnancy and after childbirth
If you are unable to run your household due to pregnancy or childbirth, you are entitled to household help under certain conditions. You can apply for this from your statutory health insurance fund.
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Applying for maternity benefit as a person with statutory health insurance
If you become a mother, you can receive maternity benefit for the protection periods before and after the birth as well as for the day of delivery. You can apply for maternity benefit from your statutory health insurance fund.
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Assistance for pregnant women from the "Federal Foundation Mother and Child - Protection of Unborn Life
Are you pregnant and in an emergency situation? Then you can get financial help from the "Federal Foundation Mother and Child".
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Certify pregnancy conflict counseling
Do you have questions about pregnancy or does it put you in a conflict situation and you are thinking about an abortion? Then pregnancy conflict counseling will help you.
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Declaring joint custody of a child
If you as parents are not married to each other at the time of your child's birth, you can obtain joint custody by both submitting declarations of custody.
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Maternity allowance not covered by statutory health insurance
If you are not insured in the statutory health insurance, you will receive the maternity allowance from the Federal Insurance Office.
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Maternity recognition
If you wish to make a declaration recognizing the maternity of your child, insofar as this is required by your home law or the law of the country in which the child has its habitual residence.
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Parental allowance counselling
Advice on the subject of parental allowance is provided by the regional parental allowance office.
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Parental Leave Counselling
When you become parents, you are entitled to unpaid time off from work, provided you meet certain requirements. You must register the parental leave with your employer in writing.
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Recognition of paternity
If you wish to make a declaration acknowledging paternity of a child and a declaration of consent from the mother, this can be publicly notarized at any registry office, youth welfare office or notary's office.
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Registering for parental leave
You can plan your 3 years of parental leave flexibly, but you must meet certain requirements. You must give notice of your parental leave to your employer.
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Show birth
The birth of a child must be reported to the registry office responsible for the place of birth. If your child is born in a hospital or other facility where obstetric care is...