I was born on the 17th of February in1959 in Mönchengladbach and grew up in Ratingen.
After I finished my profession as an receptionist in Düsseldorf, I went to Wuppertal to learn to be a midwife. My Exam was in 1979.
I worked at the hospitals in Krefeld and Hildesheim. In 1982 I decided to work as a self-employed midwife in Düsseldorf.
I delivered my patient´s babies in the hospital and at home.I want to thank Priv.-Doz. Dr.med. Boden, who took care of and trained me when I was a beginner. We had a successful collaboration for so many years.
In 1989, 1991 and 1994 my own daughters were born.
1996 I started to work at the University Clinic as a freelance employee.
It is a very important and satisfying work to be a midwife. I never wanted to do and to be something different. In the past, it was possible to help women during pregnancy, delivery and childbed “all inclusive” as a team.
However insurance and politics are working Against us, so I stopped to deliver a few years ago and concentrated my work on pregnancy, classes to teach parents and the visits at home when the child is born.
There is still a lot to do.
Until then, midwives and all expectant parents need to get involved. Please help! Visit www.hebammenverband.de to find out more and take action to support our work.
Now I have reached a ripe old age, I have given up my practice rooms and with them my courses and group meetings, and have scaled back my activities. But that won’t stop me from continuing to make my rounds on my bicycle with my midwife’s bag and following my calling.