Before birth

• Plan and register parental leave

  You can plan your 3 years of parental leave flexibly, but you must observe certain conditions. You must notify your employer of your parental leave.

• Parental leave: advice and information

  When you become a parent, you are entitled to unpaid leave from employment, provided you meet certain requirements. You must apply for parental leave in writing with your employer.

• Apply for one-off benefits to cover living expenses for special needs

  If you lack the money for necessary purchases in certain life situations, you can apply for one-time benefits.

• Parental responsibility for minor children

  Here you will find information on your rights and obligations regarding birth, child maintenance obligations in cross-border family situations, as well as information on surrogacy and adoption.

• Apply for domestic help for statutory health insurance policyholders during pregnancy and after childbirth

  If you are unable to run your household due to a pregnancy or childbirth, you are entitled to domestic help under certain conditions. You apply for this from your statutory health insurance fund.

• Applying for maternity benefit as a statutory health insurance policyholder

  If you become a mother, you can receive maternity benefit. Even after a miscarriage from the 13th week of pregnancy onwards, there is an entitlement to maternity benefit, provided that maternity leave is taken.

• Apply for maternity benefit as a privately insured person or as a family-insured member of a statutory health insurance fund

  As an expectant mother, you can apply for maternity benefit (Mutterschaftsgeld) from the Federal Social Insurance Office (BAS) for the period of your statutory protection periods before and after childbirth, as well as for the day of delivery. To do this, you must meet certain requirements.

• Apply for coverage of abortion costs for statutory health insurance policyholders

  If an abortion is necessary, you can apply to your statutory health insurance fund to cover the costs under certain conditions.

• Apply for reimbursement of costs for fertility treatment

  If, after a medical diagnosis, you are unable to conceive naturally and artificial insemination is suitable, statutory health insurance funds will cover a portion of the costs under certain conditions.

• Parental leave: advice and information

  When you become a parent, you are entitled to unpaid leave from employment, provided you meet certain requirements. You must apply for parental leave in writing with your employer.