{"id":76349,"date":"2023-07-25T13:40:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T11:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=76349"},"modified":"2026-09-27T17:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T15:34:21","slug":"giving-birth-in-a-safe-place-birth-centre","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/giving-birth-in-a-safe-place-birth-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving birth in a safe place"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"cover--lead-in has-spacing--m\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__content typo--tiempos\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/ideals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Ideals<\/a><\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"cover--lead-in__headline \">\r\n            Giving birth in a safe place        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__text\">\r\n                <p>Birth centres are seen as an alternative to hospital delivery rooms. How do the midwives there work? A visit to Hannover-Herrenhausen. <strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/anjou-vartmann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anjou Vartmann<\/a> (text and photos)<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__author\">\r\n                \r\n                    \r\n                            <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__author__image\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <a href=\"\/Anjou-Vartmann\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Foto-68x68.jpg\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Foto-68x68.jpg 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Foto-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Foto-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Foto-96x96.jpg 96w\"\r\n                                    width=\"68\"\r\n                                    height=\"68\"\r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n\r\n                                                                    <\/a>\r\n                                \r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__author -->\r\n        \r\n    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__content -->\r\n\r\n    \r\n        <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__image cover--lead-in__media cover--lead-in__media--image\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_10-e1684257494936.jpg\"\r\n                srcset=\"\"\r\n                width=\"1600\"\r\n                height=\"1067\"\r\n                alt=\"A doll, a model of a pelvis and a fabric placenta with amniotic sac and umbilical cord lie on the floor. In the antenatal class, the objects illustrate how a birth unfolds.\"\r\n                style=\"object-position: 50.33% 85%\"\r\n            \/>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n\r\n        \r\n    \r\n<\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default\"><strong>More than 300 children have been born at the Herrenhausen birth centre <strong>since 2017<\/strong>.<\/strong> The midwife Evelyn rented the house near the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover and converted it. Together with four or five other midwives, she looks after mothers who do not want to give birth in a hospital delivery room. The centre has two rooms, and women can choose one before the birth. The available places are booked up months in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default\">Germany has a shortage of midwives. Many self-employed midwives can no longer afford the insurance premiums for attending births. In recent years many delivery rooms have closed, and others are permanently understaffed. More and more self-employed midwives are choosing to offer only antenatal and postnatal care \u2013 or to leave the profession altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\">Many midwives are looking for alternatives to costly self-employment and understaffed delivery rooms. For many of them, birth centres are a good option. Expectant mothers register early at the birth centre so that they are looked after there throughout their pregnancy and the birth that follows. One-to-one care is not the exception here but the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_01-1-150x100.jpg 150w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"The Herrenhausen birth centre from outside.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Hannover, January 2023:<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Around 700,000 babies are born in Germany every year.<\/strong> Expectant mothers can choose between a home birth, a hospital birth or a birth at a birth centre. There are around 120 birth centres in Germany. Women come here to prepare for the birth and for the birth itself, accompanied by their midwife.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n \n\n<div class=\"photo-grid grid-layout--2col-4 has-spacing--m\">\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-768x1152.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_06.jpg 1067w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"1152\" \n                        alt=\"The midwife listens to the belly of the woman in labour. With one hand she feels for the movements of the unborn child.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Hannover, January 2023<\/span>\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>The midwife\u2019s hands are her most important tool.<\/strong> With them she feels for the baby \u2013 how it is positioned in the womb and how it moves. To check the baby\u2019s heartbeat, the midwife uses a Pinard stethoscope. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n                    \n                \n\n            <div class=\"photo-grid__image\">\n\n                <figure>\n\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \n                        src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-768x1152.jpg\" \n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-1050x1575.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-670x1005.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/unbenannt-2-2.jpg 1067w\" \n                        width=\"768\"  \n                        height=\"1152\" \n                        alt=\"A jute bag stands on the floor, filled with index cards.\"  \n                    \/>\n\n                                            <span class=\"photo-grid__image__title\">Hannover, January 2023<\/span>\n                    \n                                            <figcaption class=\"photo-grid__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Many delivery wards are permanently understaffed or have had to close in recent years.<\/strong> There are not enough midwives to meet the needs of women giving birth. The shortage of midwives in Germany also means that expectant mothers often have to search for a midwife for months, or are left alone in the delivery room because the midwife on duty has to look after several women at once.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n                    \n                <\/figure>\n\n            <\/div><!-- photo-grid__image -->    \n\n\n            \n\n            \n<\/div>\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_03.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Hannover, December 2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Red is the midwives\u2019 colour of choice.<\/strong> Studies show that red is newborns\u2019 favourite colour \u2013 it is the first colour they see in the womb. That is why the birthing clothes are red and many of the lamps in the birthing rooms glow red too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n        <figure class=\"post-image--cover has-spacing--m\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_04.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Women giving birth often have fears and worries or have been traumatised by previous pregnancies. The midwives explain to them how the birth will proceed. Hannover, January 2023.<\/span>\n            \n        <\/figure><!-- post-image--cover -->\n\n    \n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--half-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-768x512.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_08.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"768\" \n                height=\"512\"\n                alt=\"\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Hannover, December 2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Many midwives use two mobile phones.<\/strong> The so-called birth phone is only for births or emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-right has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_07.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Hannover, January 2023<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Between appointments the midwives often have little time for breaks or for talking to other midwives.<\/strong> The midwives at the Herrenhausen birth centre do all the jobs that need doing: midwifery, of course, but also organisation, office work and cleaning. The short breaks in between are often used for everything at once.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_09.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"The midwife hurries up a flight of stairs. Only her feet can be seen.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Hannover, January 2023<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>Even at the birth centre, two births sometimes happen at the same time.<\/strong> The midwives often have to work several nights in a row. Sometimes nothing happens for days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n        <figure class=\"post-image--cover has-spacing--m\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_05.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Hannover, January 2023: A woman in labour lies on the sofa with the midwife sitting beside her, holding her hand for support.<\/span>\n            \n        <\/figure><!-- post-image--cover -->\n\n    \n\n\n\n        <figure class=\"post-image--cover has-spacing--m\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_11-e1686413039878.jpg\"  alt=\"A newborn baby lies on a changing table. The midwife stands in front of the baby, drying it with a red towel.\" \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">For the midwives, every birth is special. Hannover, January 2023<\/span>\n            \n        <\/figure><!-- post-image--cover -->\n\n    \n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_13.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"A wall covered in thank-you cards. Many show pictures of newborns with their parents. The word \u2018Danke\u2019 \u2013 thank you \u2013 is written on almost all of them.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Hannover, December 2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>The relationship between the midwives at the birth centre and the women who give birth there is often very close.<\/strong> The midwives often accompany them over several years and pregnancies, know the families and, through home visits, often their homes too.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-right has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vartmann_Anjou_Ideale_12.jpg 1600w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Hannover, December 2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n                    <figcaption class=\"post__image__caption--soehne\"><p><strong>After a birth, a special silence settles over the birth centre.<\/strong> The parents and the newborn get to know each other. 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