Fødselsstiftelsen, also referred to as Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen (antiquated spelling: Fødsels- og Pleiestiftelsen; Literal translation: Maternity and Caring Institution), was a Danish maternity institution in Amaliegade in

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. The institution was created for women to give birth anonymously and receiving free medical care. The purpose was to avoid

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. The woman was offered ''eternal''

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, however this ruling was changed in 2007, and the archive is now accessible, mostly for

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purposes.

History

A primitive maternity house in Gothersgade was established by Frederick V in 1750. It was in 1759 moved to Frederiks Hospital. The Royal Maternity House was founded by Queen Juliane Marie on 9 April 1785 by moving it to a new building next to a new building next to the hospital. Its new building was the former home of the architect Lauritz de Thurah. Fødselsstiftelsen was part of Rigshospitalet from 1910. It gradually developed into a department for complicated births. In 1994, it became part of Rigshospitalet's Juliane Marie Center.

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External links

Fødselsstiftelsensen's archives
at the National Archives of Denmark
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fodselsstiftelsen 1785 establishments in Denmark Defunct hospitals in Copenhagen Hospitals established in the 1780s Listed buildings and structures in Copenhagen Maternity hospitals Maternity in Denmark Women's organizations based in Denmark

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