How to find a Midwife in Berlin

As you may have already heard, it can be challenging to find a midwife in Berlin 😟

Because of this, we recommend you start contacting midwifes as soon as you know that you are pregnant – do not wait!

If you're not sure what a midwife does, who pays for their service or whether you even need one, read this base article first.

Once you're ready to look for a Berlin Hebamme, you can use the following (mostly free) services to find a midwife:

• Hebammensuche.de

  • Provides an overview of available midwives in your area

  • You can filter by the type of services you need as well as languages

  • Based on your due date, a list of midwives with capacities are listed

  • You can contact as many of them as you like via email or phone

  • The platform is only available in German

• Ammely

  • “The largest midwife-platform in Germany, a cooperation with the German Midwives' Association”

  • Provides an overview of available midwives in your area

  • You can send up to 5 requests via the system – if a midwife declines your request, you can send a new one

  • Available in English and German

  • For continuous care as well as one-off appointments, also via video

  • Also for courses

  • You can filter by the type of services you need as well as languages

  • Unfortunately, no details or bio is provided for the midwives

• Berliner Hebammenvermittlung

  • Anonymizes your data and sends it to midwives that match your criteria

  • available only in German

• Hebammenvermittlung Berlin FB group

  • A Facebook group you can use if you were unable to find a midwife through the above channels

  • State your projected due date (ET) and postal code plus anything else that’s important

    • For example, what type of care are you looking for?

    • Is there anything special about your pregnancy/birth?

    • Languages you speak, etc.

• Midiaid

  • Shows midwives with potential capacity matching your search criteria

  • You can send one message for free or upgrade to access more features (from €19.95)

  • You can also have your details entered into a search list so midwives can contact you if they have availability

  • Available in German and English

• GKV Spitzenverband: Hebammenliste

  • List of midwives searchable by post code

  • No availability listed

  • Available in German only

• Do a Google search for midwifes and midwife practices in your neighborhood

• Ask your chosen hospital for a list of postpartum (Wochenbett) midwives

We wish you all the best on this special journey and good luck finding a midwife if you choose to do so!