Storytelling Café: Change Birthstories

Take a Break… and Change Something!

Parents need support, midwives too! We want to make a strong statement for a birth culture that takes your needs seriously around May 5 (International Day of the Midwife).

In times of over­bur­den­ed par­ents and exhaus­ted pro­fes­sio­nals, bud­get cuts and clo­sing mate­r­ni­ty wards, we want to make a strong state­ment tog­e­ther with you. During the week of May 5, 2026 / Inter­na­tio­nal Day of the Mid­wi­fe, we call on you to take a break from ever­y­day life and reflect:
How did you expe­ri­ence the time around birth? What needs to chan­ge so that par­ents and mid­wi­ves are bet­ter off?

#Chan­ge­BIRTHSTO­RIES – All gene­ra­ti­ons, gen­ders, and cul­tures are warm­ly wel­co­me. Email us your expe­ri­en­ces and what should chan­ge in mate­r­ni­ty care or post on Instagram/Facebook. The Sto­rytel­ling Café initia­ti­ve makes your impul­ses for chan­ge visi­ble nati­on­wi­de.

The more peo­p­le par­ti­ci­pa­te and exch­an­ge ide­as in spon­ta­neous sto­rytel­ling cafés, the bet­ter!
Cont­act: birthstories@erzaehlcafe.net