Birth & Postpartum

Tobias Richter works as a male midwife. Photo credit: Thomas Oberländer | Helios Kliniken.

Working as a male midwife

What does everyday life as a male midwife look like? Find out everything you've always wanted to know in our interview with Tobias Richter.

Working as a male midwife

What does everyday life as a male midwife look like? Find out everything you've always wanted to know in our interview with Tobias Richter.

Clinic, birth house, or home birth?

Clinic, birth house, or home birth?

Learn what childbirth in the hospital, birthing center, and at home entails, and find a checklist to ease your decision.

Clinic, birth house, or home birth?

Learn what childbirth in the hospital, birthing center, and at home entails, and find a checklist to ease your decision.

Couple has sex after the birth.

Sex and contraception after childbirth

The first time after childbirth is exciting! Find out here when you can have sex again and how to use contraception correctly.

Sex and contraception after childbirth

The first time after childbirth is exciting! Find out here when you can have sex again and how to use contraception correctly.

The 4 phases of natural childbirth

The 4 phases of natural childbirth

In this article, you will learn how a natural birth progresses and what happens during each stage of labor.

The 4 phases of natural childbirth

In this article, you will learn how a natural birth progresses and what happens during each stage of labor.

Questions and Answers about Cesarean Section

Questions and Answers about Cesarean Section

In this article, you will learn how a cesarean section is performed and receive all the important information about risks, aftercare, and postpartum recovery.

Questions and Answers about Cesarean Section

In this article, you will learn how a cesarean section is performed and receive all the important information about risks, aftercare, and postpartum recovery.

Mother is lying next to her newborn with baby blues

Baby Blues instead of Motherhood Happiness

Everything about symptoms and causes of the baby blues and what you can do about it. We also clarify the difference from postpartum depression.

Baby Blues instead of Motherhood Happiness

Everything about symptoms and causes of the baby blues and what you can do about it. We also clarify the difference from postpartum depression.