German resources include the federal health portal, the midwives’ association, early-help networks that support new families, a federal foundation that gives financial help during pregnancy, breastfeeding and perinatal mental health groups, and organizations for premature babies and for pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Sensiplan teaches fertility awareness for people trying to conceive without IVF.
Call 112 in an emergency, or 116117 for urgent medical help that is not life-threatening. Official sites are in German.
In an emergency
In Germany: Call 112. For urgent medical help that is not life-threatening, call 116117. The organizations below are not emergency services.
Organizations that can help in Germany
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National Health Portal (gesund.bund.de): Federal Ministry of Health
Federal public health information service
Best for
Official prenatal-care guidance, maternity entitlements and finding health services in Germany
Direct help
Information and navigation; not personal medical advice
What it offers: Official guidance on prenatal examinations and counselling, pregnancy and birth topics, doctor and hospital searches, emergency numbers and links to support services.
Its purpose: Provides quality-assured, accessible health information as an initiative of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health.
Phone
Federal Ministry of Health: +49 30 18441-0; urgent medical service: 116117; emergency: 112
Deutscher Hebammenverband e.V. (German Midwives Association)
National professional association for midwives
Best for
Understanding midwifery care and finding regional midwifery organizations
Direct help
Primarily information and professional network; local midwives provide direct maternity care
What it offers: National information, professional advocacy, regional association links and specialist midwife contacts. Germany’s maternity system allows midwives to provide many prenatal and postpartum services.
Its purpose: Represents midwives and works for strong midwifery care, good professional conditions and high-quality support for women and families around pregnancy, birth and postpartum care.
Nationales Zentrum Frühe Hilfen (NZFH) / Frühe Hilfen
National early-help coordination and information network
Best for
Pregnant women and families with children up to age 3 who need practical, social or family support
Direct help
Yes through local Frühe Hilfen networks; national centre provides information and navigation
What it offers: Information about local early-help networks, family midwives, home-visiting and family support services, professional resources and guidance for parents and practitioners.
Its purpose: Coordinates and strengthens early-help services that support parents from pregnancy through a child’s first three years, especially families facing stress or difficult circumstances.
Phone
+49 221 8992-0
Address
NZFH at BIÖG, Maarweg 149-161, 50825 Köln, Germany
Local services vary by municipality. Frühe Hilfen is particularly useful when pregnancy is combined with social, financial, parenting or psychosocial stress.
Bundesstiftung Mutter und Kind (Federal Foundation Mother and Child)
Federal public foundation providing pregnancy-related financial assistance
Best for
Pregnant women in Germany facing financial hardship
Direct help
Yes: grants are accessed through local pregnancy counselling offices
What it offers: Financial grants for eligible applicants. Applications must be made during pregnancy through an approved local pregnancy counselling office in the applicant’s federal state.
Its purpose: Provides supplementary financial assistance to pregnant women whose income and available public benefits are not sufficient for pregnancy, birth and early child-care needs.
Phone
Service phone: +49 30 201 791 30 (Mon-Thu 09:00-18:00)
Address
Glinkastr. 24, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Apply while pregnant. The federal office does not approve individual applications; local counselling offices and state-level bodies manage the process.
Breastfeeding preparation, early feeding difficulties and ongoing breastfeeding support
Direct help
Yes: volunteer breastfeeding counsellors and local groups
What it offers: Individual breastfeeding counselling, local groups, information resources, courses and English-language support options.
Its purpose: Provides mother-to-mother breastfeeding support grounded in La Leche League’s philosophy, combining practical experience, emotional support and evidence-informed information.
Phone
Office: +49 (0)3322 4291 747 (administration only; not for breastfeeding questions)
National nonprofit self-help organization for perinatal mental health
Best for
Depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive symptoms or psychosis during pregnancy and postpartum
Direct help
Yes: support network, advisers, self-help and information
What it offers: Information, self-assessment tools, peer and adviser networks, self-help groups, specialist and facility directories, awareness and education.
Its purpose: Builds a nationwide support network for parents affected by peripartal depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, or peripartal psychosis.
Bundesverband Frühgeborene e.V. (Federal Association for Premature Babies)
National nonprofit umbrella organization and parent support network
Best for
Threatened or actual preterm birth, NICU experiences and long-term family support
Direct help
Yes: free peer hotline, information and regional self-help links
What it offers: Free parent hotline, pregnancy and prematurity information, regional support groups, family resources, advocacy, professional education and networking.
Its purpose: Represents premature babies and their families, informs, supports and connects them from birth into adulthood, while strengthening regional self-help and care quality.
Darmstädter Landstraße 213, 60598 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The hotline is peer support rather than emergency medical care. For contractions, bleeding or other urgent pregnancy symptoms, contact maternity care or emergency services.
National nonprofit patient association for hypertensive pregnancy disorders
Best for
Preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, pregnancy hypertension and planning a later pregnancy after an affected pregnancy
Direct help
Yes: written counselling and condition-specific support
What it offers: Written initial counselling, condition information, pregnancy-history review, member support and resources on symptoms, diagnoses and subsequent pregnancies.
Its purpose: Supports people affected by preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome and related hypertensive pregnancy conditions through information, counselling, self-help and advocacy.
Phone
Currently not reachable by phone, according to the official contact page.
Counselling is not emergency care. Severe headache, visual changes, severe upper abdominal pain, seizures or other urgent pregnancy symptoms require immediate medical assessment.
National parent-led nonprofit for safe, respectful maternity care
Best for
Maternity-care rights, respectful care, orientation and emotional support after a difficult birth
Direct help
Yes for difficult-birth support through its specialist helpline; otherwise information and advocacy
What it offers: Information and advocacy on maternity care, family-centred standards, public education and the Difficult Birth Helpline for women who want to talk about a distressing birth experience.
Its purpose: Advocates for safe, woman- and family-centred maternity care and gives families orientation, networks and scientifically grounded information around pregnancy, birth and the first year.
Science-based fertility-awareness and cycle education program
Best for
Non-IVF fertility awareness, cycle tracking and preconception planning
Direct help
Yes: advisers, courses and method support
What it offers: Sensiplan method education using temperature, cervical mucus and other cycle signs; counselling, courses, adviser network and training.
Its purpose: Teaches evidence-based cycle observation so people can understand fertile and infertile days, improve body awareness and make informed reproductive decisions.
MW Malteser Werke gGmbH, Erna-Scheffler-Str. 2, 51103 Köln, Germany
Included specifically as non-IVF fertility-awareness support. It is not an infertility-treatment clinic and does not replace medical evaluation when conception problems persist.
Contact details were checked against each organization’s official website on 11 October 2026. Phone numbers, opening hours and addresses change, so confirm them on the official site before you rely on them. We do not run these services, and being listed does not mean an organization endorses this website.
This page is general information and does not replace care from your own doctor or midwife. Not sure how far along you are? Use our pregnancy due date calculator, or read our disclaimer.
