Hilfe bei Schwangerschaft und Mutterschaft

If you receive social assistance or basic benefits, you will be supported during pregnancy and maternity leave.

As a beneficiary of social welfare or basic income support, you will be supported by the social welfare office during pregnancy and maternity - if you do not have health insurance. You will receive the normal health insurance benefits:

• Medical treatment and care,
• Support from midwives,
• medicines, bandages and remedies.

If needed, you will receive care in inpatient facilities. If you need care at home and your family cannot provide it, home care costs are also covered on a pro-rata basis. However, this depends on the care level.

• Application for health assistance
• Identity card or passport (or other documents that can identify the person beyond doubt).

The competent social welfare institution will provide information on the documents required in individual cases.

Health assistance is provided to persons who do not have statutory health insurance or do not have sufficient private health insurance, for whom the provision of services through the health insurance fund (Section 264 (4) of the German Social Code, Book V) is not an option, and for whom it is unreasonable to expect them to raise the funds for the necessary assistance from their income and assets.

There are no costs - with the exception of the usual deductibles.

No deadlines need to be observed.

As a recipient of social assistance, if corresponding benefits are not covered by health insurance, you will receive them from the Social Welfare Office during pregnancy and maternity in the same quality and to the same extent if you are in need.

These are:

• Treatment by doctors
• Assistance from midwives,
• hospital accommodation
• Support services for home care if this cannot be provided by the family.

Responsible is the social welfare office of the respective local social welfare agency (county, independent city), in which the place of residence is located.