Pregnant with a disability

Assisted parenting begins before birth.

Specialist people help,

• when you are pregnant,
• when the child is born,
• when the child grows up,
• when the child is being cared for and nurtured,
• at doctor's appointments,
• in dealing with authorities,
• in dealing with money,
• in organizing everyday life,
• when playing with the child,
• when you are unsure,
• whenever you wish to have a companion.

The help takes place at home. Accompanied parenthood is also available on an inpatient basis, in which case the parents and the child live in a supervised facility. This form of living is called: mother-father-child facility.

The costs are covered, for example by the youth welfare office or the regional association. Parents must submit an application for this. Specialists and friends can help to fill out the application.

People with disabilities can get advice.

The counseling centers help,

• to find suitable support.
• to fill out an application.

Counseling is free of charge.

These counseling centers are available:

• In the youth office at your place of residence
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• At pregnancy counseling centers in your place of residence
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• At the Landschaftsverband Lippe or the Landschaftsverband Rheinland
• At the E U T B - Supplementary Independent Participation Counseling
• You can find a Teilhabeberatung near you here www.teilhabeberatung.de

Assisted Parenting does not always work out well. Sometimes there is too little help, the help is far away or parents are not satisfied with the help. That's supposed to get better. The project has set up new rules. The new rules tell how accompanied parenting works well. All can read the 12 rules.