Guide: Pregnant Refugees
I am pregnant
Specific Rights for Pregnant Women
You are pregnant and wondering what specific support you can receive during pregnancy, for the birth, and after the birth? Perhaps you would also like to speak confidentially with someone about your pregnancy? Maybe you’re unsure about what specific rights you or the father of the child will have after the birth in Germany?
Pregnant women are entitled to appropriate support. You have the right to regular health check-ups, medical assistance, and counselling from a midwife.
Your Specific Rights
- Consideration of your pregnancy in the asylum procedure and during the interview
- Possibility to postpone the asylum interview appointment in case of severe pregnancy-related symptoms
- Safe and appropriate accommodation
- Support from a local counselling centre for pregnant women
- Financial or material support, for example: additional allowance from the 4th month of pregnancy, maternity clothing, later baby supplies (baby clothes, cot), and specific baby furniture
- Counselling and assistance from a midwife during pregnancy and birth
- Medical support during childbirth, if needed
Counselling Centres for Pregnant Women
Pro Familia provides counselling on pregnancy and childbirth, including financial support and legal entitlements
Zanzu offers information online
Counselling centre from AWO in Magdeburg
Helpline “Pregnant Women in Need”::
You can always call or chat with the “Pregnant Women in Need” helpline. It is anonymous, free of charge, and available in 19 different languages.
Phone: 0800 40 40 020
The collected information was compiled and provided by the SENSA project. The project is funded by the European Union (AMIF), co-funded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Free State of Thuringia, and UN Refugee Aid.
