You want to give birth and just found out that you're pregnant in Germany. Congratulations! Now what?
In this episode, we sit down with Jutta Wohlrab, a Berlin-based midwife with 40 years of experience working with international families. She breaks down everything you actually need to know: when to start looking for a midwife, what a midwife does that your Frauenarzt doesn't, and why postnatal midwife care in Germany is one of the best-kept secrets in the system.
In this episode:
- What to do the moment you find out you're pregnant in Germany
- How to actually find a midwife (hint: it's not ChatGPT)
- The different types of midwives and what each one covers
- Home birth vs. birth center vs. hospital. what's really the difference
- What insurance covers and what you'll likely pay out of pocket
- Why your partner absolutely needs to be in that birth prep class
- Hypnobirthing: What it is and why Jutta swears by it
- Postnatal care: What a midwife does after birth, and for how long
- Postnatal depression: Signs, support, and why silence is the real danger
About Jutta Wohlrab:40 years experienced midwife. Public speaker. Jutta has spent her career supporting international families through pregnancy, birth, and the early weeks of parenthood in Berlin. She offers birth preparation courses, Hypnobirthing, and postnatal programs find everything at elementsofbirth.de, in her website or through social media accounts.
🌐 Website: https://elementsofbirth.de/
📸 Instagram: @juttawohlrab
🎵 TikTok: @MidwifeJuttaWohlrab
Check her book Happy Birthing Days (English version): https://www.amazon.de/Jutta-Wohlrab-ebook/dp/B01IX9CSEU?ref_=ast_author_mpb