The Müttergenesungswerk (MGW), full name ''Elly Heuss-Knapp-Stiftung, Deutsches Müttergenesungswerk'', is a charitable organisation founded in 1950 by

Elly Heuss-Knapp Elisabeth Eleonore Anna Justine Heuss-Knapp (''née'' Knapp; 25 January 1882 – 19 July 1952) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), social reformer, author and wife of German president Theodor Heuss. She was the founder ...

(1881–1952), then First Lady of Germany as wife of

Theodor Heuss Theodor Heuss (; 31 January 1884 – 12 December 1963) was a German liberal politician who served as the first president of West Germany from 1949 to 1959. His civil demeanour and his cordial nature – something of a contrast to German nati ...

. It aims to promote the interests and well-being of

mother A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of ges ...

s by measures of prevention and rehabilitation. The seat of the organisation is in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, and the incumbent First Lady is always its patron, since 2017 Elke Büdenbender. The foundation offers numerous social facilities for mother-and-child health cures and counselling centres, run by supporting organisations like the

German Red Cross The German Red Cross (GRC) ( ; DRK) is the national Red Cross Society in Germany. During the Nazi era, the German Red Cross was under the control of the Nazi Party and played a role in supporting the regime's policies, including the exclusion ...

, Diakonie and Caritas. The costs of medical indicated treatment are covered by the German health care.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muttergenesungswerk Charities based in Germany Medical and health organisations based in Berlin 1950 establishments in West Germany