- New financial incentives for midwives in Hesse
Hessen will support midwives with 5,000 euros in the future who want to set up as freelancers. As Family Minister Diana Stolz (CDU) announced, the foundation or expansion of performance of a birth house will also be supported with 10,000 euros.
"Midwives make a crucial contribution to supporting young families in a very special phase of their lives and helping them gain security in this new phase," the minister explained during a visit to a birth house in Idstein in the Taunus. The profession group needs reasonable framework conditions for this.
Hessen Midwives Association: Funding facilitates entry
The chairwoman of the Hessian Midwives Association, Martina Klenk, added: "The funding significantly facilitates the midwives' entry into freelance work and also offers existing birth houses further development."
The new funding guidelines are the result of the round table "Future Program Birth and Midwifery Care in Hessen", according to the ministry. The settlement funding is another milestone to ensure that pregnant women, mothers, and newborns will continue to have a comprehensive and high-quality supply in the future, Stolz explained. It can also contribute to midwives returning to the profession.
In the future, midwives looking to establish freelance practices in Hessen will benefit from the government's support of 5,000 euros. The comprehensive and high-quality supply of maternity care in Hessen is further ensured with this funding, as announced at a birth house in Idstein, Hessen.
