NEWS
Since the beginning of 2023, Nicole has been (re)part of the midwifery team at “im Josefs,” and since early 2024, she has also been a member of the midwifery partnership. Here we introduce her to you:
Who are you?
Hi, I’m Nicole. I have three adult children and live with my husband in downtown Potsdam. I love reading, going to concerts, and roller skating.
How long have you been a midwife? Why did you choose this profession?
I completed my exam 30 years ago in Halle/S. I wanted to be a midwife since I was a child, after finding an old anatomy book at my grandmother’s house, who also worked as a midwife. I find it fascinating to witness the strength women develop during childbirth, and being able to support them brings me immense joy every time.
Why did you choose St. Josefs Hospital?
St. Josefs was my third station as a midwife after Papua New Guinea and Neuss. I was part of the founding team 25 years ago, and after a 20-year break from clinical midwifery, I returned here at the beginning of 2023. I am very happy to be part of this wonderful team.
What do you offer in your freelance work?
Outside of the hospital, I support women during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Since June 2019, Linda has been a part of our midwifery team, and since early 2022, she has also been a member of the midwifery partnership. Here we introduce her to you:
Who are you?
Hey, I’m Linda, 38 years old, and I have two wonderful daughters. I recently moved with my family from beautiful Potsdam to the idyllic Glindow. I love good food and everything that can be created with my hands (crafting, pottery, gardening).
How long have you been a midwife? Why did you choose this profession?
I have been a midwife since 2015 and worked in Berlin before landing in beautiful Josefs in 2019. I love being a midwife, and for me, there has always been this one “dream job.” It’s such a versatile profession, allowing for many different ways to work, which I find so appealing. And the “wonder of birth” continues to enchant me time and again.
Why did you choose St. Josefs Hospital?
I came to Josefs through the recommendation of a good friend and colleague, for which I am very grateful. It’s great to be able to work so freely and independently while still having a solid team around me.
What do you offer in your freelance work?
In addition to my shifts in the delivery room, I also offer support during pregnancy and the postpartum period, which makes my work even more interesting and diverse.
Easter 2024 – We celebrate life!
We are already looking forward to several little children that we were able to accompany on their way into the light of day this year at Easter and are excited to see who else will be on their way to be born with us on Easter Monday.
However, we would like to share a very special story with you (with the family’s consent, of course):
Monday, sudden shortness of breath and tightness in the chest. Lydia immediately understands and calls 112 as a suspected heart attack. Her father-in-law urgently needs help and is taken to St. Josefs Hospital Potsdam for immediate care, where there is a chest pain unit and a cardiac catheter laboratory. The unusual severity of the infarction was immediately recognized there and transport via helicopter to the heart center was immediately arranged. Only open heart surgery can help him; he barely survives. On the Saturday of the Easter weekend he can be moved back to “Josef’s” – the reason is very good: his granddaughter was born here two hours earlier! Lydia gave birth to little Ilvy Lola. The family is reunited in the delivery room, two miracles meet. Things are often emotional for us, but that was very special. We wish the family all the best!
The story shows how important family bonds are, what love is and how important attention can be in the right moments.
The story shows what is medically possible today and makes it clear where life sometimes stands at a crossroads.
History shows that effort, gratitude and joy still have a place in our lives today.
The story shows that there are many people who work on holidays, at night, despite having families, and are there for others with full commitment – and thus make these stories possible.
We midwives at St. Josefs Hospital are responsible for all of this and thank you for your trust in allowing us to accompany you during your births.
Happy Easter!
Attention future parents!
We are offering an information evening in english at our hospital on 02.05.2024 at 7pm for the first time.
If you are thinking of having your baby at St. Josefs hospital, this is the chance to get to know us. You will get all information about giving birth and our work here. There is also the chance to look at the delivery rooms.
You will find us in the old building (Haus St. Josefs) on the ground floor. There is no need to register. Just come if you’re interested.
If you need any further information, please contact hebamme.justine@proton.me
We look forward to seeing you!
We midwives work in a very sensitive, very human area. We feel connected to the principles of ethics for midwives that we carry within us. It therefore feels very strange for us, who work here in the delivery room at the Alexianer St. Josefs Hospital Potsdam, that we actually formulate it that way, say it and symbolize it in an image.
But our profession also has dark times behind it. It is therefore important to us to emphasize that respect for human dignity, tolerance and respect are non-negotiable for us.
| Midwives ensure the health care of all women, infants and families before, during and after the birth of a child and throughout the entire reproductive phase. We support women and their families regardless of their ethnic, social or religious background, gender, age, ideology, sexual identity, material situation, handicap, impairment, need for care or illness. Our code of ethics is based on the recognition of the dignity of every human being. We treat all people impartially and with respect. |
We midwives – whether here in the delivery room, on the ward or in non-hospital work – see ourselves as committed to the values of tolerance and openness. We define family as a community that includes children. This is independent of the parents’ living arrangements. We are committed to the right of self-determination for all women. We respect and respect women’s right to sexual and reproductive self-determination. Diverse women’s roles and family models, complete equal opportunities and equality, a multicultural, diverse society, human rights, as well as social participation and justice as well as democracy and co-determination are important cornerstones of our social coexistence for us. Hostility and discrimination have no place with us.
Our mission statement summarizes all of this and more.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR BIRTH
Are you pregnant and would like to give birth at St. Josefs Hospital Potsdam?› Then feel free to book an appointment online for a preliminary discussion with us. Choose a date between your 35th and 38th week of pregnancy. The preliminary consultation at this point in your pregnancy allows us to record all important data for the birth. Important information about registering for a birth and the requirements for giving birth with us can be found under our › FAQs.