A birth house for St. Gallen "Because it is important how we are born."

We are four midwives from the Appenzellerland region and are working with a lot of passion and commitment to realise a birth house in the city of St. Gallen. We would like to be able to offer parents-to-be in the region an alternative to hospital birth and thus create genuine freedom of choice with regard to the place of birth. In the immediate vicinity of the Kantonsspital, we have found the perfect location in Lindenpark.

The ongoing crowdfunding on the Raiffeisen platform "lokalhelden" has already enabled us to collect over 100,000 CHF, which clearly confirms to us that a birthplace in Eastern Switzerland meets a great demand from parents-to-be!

What is so special about a birth house? Why do we need a birth house?

Pregnancy, birth, puerperium and breastfeeding are natural life processes that strengthen the mother, the child and the family. We midwives support and accompany these processes in this sense - with a great deal of specialist knowledge, heart and experience.

In the St. Gallen birth house, we accompany future parents holistically and personally. In concrete terms, this means: from the positive pregnancy test to the birth, from the puerperium to the end of breastfeeding.

During pregnancy, each couple gets to know the midwife team. In discussions, we learn more about the individual ideas, expectations and wishes that the soon-to-be parents bring with them.

Every birth is unique, powerful and formative. We accompany parents-to-be with a lot of empathy in a familiar, secure atmosphere. The one-to-one care of the midwives results in optimal conditions for a natural and undisturbed birth process. Accompanied by an experienced midwife, women and their partners should experience safety and security and experience the birth of their child in a self-determined way. Through our reserved and low-invasive obstetrics, we make a lasting contribution to the health of mother and child. The safety of mother and child always comes first. In the event of a necessary postponement, the cantonal hospital is in the immediate vicinity.

After the birth the wonderful time of amazement and getting to know begins. The first days after the birth, are spent in one of our comfortable family rooms and have plenty of time to settle down. Of course, the new fathers can also spend the night in the birth house. If a birth in the birth house is not possible for any reason, you and your partner can still spend the puerperium with us. If possible, we will continue to look after you at home after your stay in the birth house.

Our offer is rounded off by various courses around parenthood.

We are already looking forward to the opening in spring 2019 and to being able to welcome the first children from the birth house. But until then there is still a lot to do, let's do it.

Your initiators

Carina Piatti, Aline Imthurn, Sabine Kurz and Mirjam Kelemen