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Welcome to the third and final part of my prenatal care in Germany mini-series! Part one was about visits at the gynaecologist's office and part two was dedicated to midwife's services. This post is about preparing for birth, namely, the world of birth classes and choosing the place where you want to deliver your baby.
Birth preparation classes
If you want to do a birth preparation class you should start looking for one already during the second trimester. You'd typically start your class at the beginning of the third trimester (unless you do an intensive weekend course) and places tend to fill up quite quickly, at least in the big cities. Most hospitals and birthing centres (Geburtshaus) offer courses so you can simply choose a course in the place where you have chosen to give birth. That said, as opposed to other countries (e.g. the US) most birth preparation classes in Germany are similar content-wise independent on where they take place, so you're completely free to choose any course. The public insurance covers 14 hours of instruction for the mother-to-be but, if you want your partner to come with you, you might need to pay yourself or excel at negotiation skills with your health insurance provider.
Based on the little research I did about birth classes in Hamburg, they mostly come in two types:
- intensive weekend courses with the 14 instruction hours split over two days, typically offered only for women and their partners;
- 7-week courses with 2 hours of instruction a week, can be either for women only (frequently morning classes) or for women and their partners (usually evening classes).
Our health insurance didn't cover the course costs for my husband and I set out to find a moms-to-be class in the neighbourhood. Sadly the hospital of our choice suddenly cancelled their moms-only classes so I went for the second best option and applied for a class at the nearby birthing centre. I must admit that I was a bit nervous. First of all, the whole "birthing centre" thing sounded and looked a bit Hippie to me. Secondly, I just couldn't imagine what we could possibly do there for whole 7 weeks! Not to mention that my only idea of birth classes came from Hollywood movies… I'm sure you can summon the mental image: couples sitting in a circle, the husband behind the wife, doing strange looking breathing exercises. Plus the idea of possibly needing to watch a birth video kind of freaked me out.
Six weeks into the experience my initial fears couldn't seem sillier. The birthing centre was a really nice place, the young midwife who lead the course was great, and nobody made me watch scary videos or do strange breathing techniques (well, not too strange ones anyway). Instead, we did different exercises, the midwife told about different techniques for preparing for the birth, the birth process itself, as well as the time thereafter. We discussed and exchanged experiences, and tried out the different things to find out what we feel comfortable with, e.g., as birth positions or ways of dealing with pain. And even when speaking of such potentially scary themes as things that can go wrong during the birth, the midwife succeeded in leaving a general feeling of being reassured and safe no matter what happens.
Other classes
There are two other types of courses that are offered by most hospitals and birthing centres. The first is about baby care and means some 4-6 hours of instruction on how to take care of a newborn.
The second is first aid for babies and toddlers and also takes between 4 and 6 hours. Although useful, these courses can leave quite a dent in your wallet, especially if you live in a big city. In Hamburg two people would need to pay between 60 and 90 Euros for a baby care course another 80 Euros for a first aid class. Add that to the approx. 100 Euros that you'd need to pay for the partner to attend a weekend birth class and you've got yourself a nice sum of money. We decided to invest it a baby stroller and to buy a couple of good books instead.
Birth choices
Finally, once you have reached the beginning of the third trimester you should make your choice about where to give birth – a hospital, birth centre, or home (the majority of Germans opt for hospital births). Most hospitals offer bi-monthly parent info evenings where they tell about the hospital, answer to people's questions and give tour of the facilities. It's a nice chance to find a little more about the hospitals, compare them and make your choice. From around pregnancy week 30 you can register at the hospital of your choice – remember to bring your Mutterpass, health insurance card and a transfer paper from your gynaecologist!
That's all for now, I hope you have found the series useful!


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We are almost at the end of 2014 and already we have passed the amount of reported incidences and amount of records exposed, so keep your networks safe people.


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"DIVORCED, BEHEADED, Died. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived." So goes the old rhyme about the six wives of King Henry VIII.
It is the Queen who "survived" -- Katherine Parr -- who is the subject of Elizabeth Freemantle's wildly entertaining historical novel, Queen's Gambit, coming in June from Simon and Schuster. Parr is the least sensational and the best of Henry's wives. The others were put aside for greener pastures (Katherine of Aragon), put to death because those green pastures turned brown and un-blooming (Anne Boleyn), died after childbirth (Jane Seymour), divorced because Henry claimed the lady was unappealing to him (Anne of Cleves)... executed for her teen-aged sexual capriciousness (Catherine Howard).
- Only Mistress Parr, a widow of 31, managed to outlive Henry and deal with him at his gross and maniacal worst. She was without a doubt the most intelligent of Henry's wives -- certainly at least the smartest in the business of dealing with a man who was close to madness by the end of his reign. Had Henry not shed his mortal coil when he did, Paar might have ended up in the "beheaded" part of the old rhyme. Her enemies were accusing her of religious heresy for embracing the new Church of England -- it might have been the block, or the burning pyre for Parr, despite all her smarts and tender loving care of the hideous Henry.
Ms. Freemantle follows history scrupulously, but her fictional off-shoots, dialogues and situations have an unmistakable ring of "Yes, this could have happened!" "Queen's Gambit" is lively, gamey, gripped with tension and within reason. One of the best historical novels I've read. It is Freemantle's first book. I hope it will not be her last.
P.S. Next week we'll go back to Anne Boleyn, for an absolute last word on this ill-fated queen.
- Speaking of remarkable wives, the totally wonderful Sybil Christopher, died last week at age 83.
She had once been known as Sybil Burton, the wife of actor Richard Burton. She was witty, brilliant and had the patience of Penelope. Alas, her patience finally dissipated when her philandering hubby set eyes on Miss Elizabeth Taylor during the shooting of Cleopatra. Sybil was determined, that "Richard will not become the fifth husband of Elizabeth Taylor!" Unfortunately for Sybil (and perhaps for Richard and Elizabeth) that is exactly what he did become.
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RIP Sybil Burton Christopher -- a really great lady. She is mourned by her actress daughter Kate Burton, by Amy Christopher, her child with Jordan, and by many, many friends.
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- The new pope, Francis I was born on Dec 17, 1936. The Sagittarian with the Moon and Venus in Aquarius, seems genuinely kind, humble and a 'man of the people.'"
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