Hi Julie,
I actually just replied to another thread of yours and then read this one-I'm new at this. I am about 2 hrs away from you at Grafenwoehr! Are you pregnant? I just had my second baby here in March and I had a homebirth with a german midwife- called Hebame in german. I was very suprised to learn that Tri-Care will cover a home birth here. I assume that's what coverage you have? It may be different for where you are. If they are still doing deliveries at your clinic on base then they probably won't cover it. If you are not interested in having a homebirth but want a doula or midwife for a hospital birth I can ask my hebame here if she knows anyone or knows a website where maybe you can see where they are available near you. I know that the german hospitals here are usually more geared toward supporting a woman who wants a natural birth and a lot of the hospitals provide their own midwives. Let me know exactly what you are interested in and I will see if I can find any more info for you! - Amelia
I actually just replied to another thread of yours and then read this one-I'm new at this. I am about 2 hrs away from you at Grafenwoehr! Are you pregnant? I just had my second baby here in March and I had a homebirth with a german midwife- called Hebame in german. I was very suprised to learn that Tri-Care will cover a home birth here. I assume that's what coverage you have? It may be different for where you are. If they are still doing deliveries at your clinic on base then they probably won't cover it. If you are not interested in having a homebirth but want a doula or midwife for a hospital birth I can ask my hebame here if she knows anyone or knows a website where maybe you can see where they are available near you. I know that the german hospitals here are usually more geared toward supporting a woman who wants a natural birth and a lot of the hospitals provide their own midwives. Let me know exactly what you are interested in and I will see if I can find any more info for you! - Amelia
