Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen

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Frederiks Hospital, early seat of Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen, likely in 1752 or shortly thereafter.
Frederiks Hospital, early seat of Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen, likely in 1752 or shortly thereafter.
Recent photo of the old maternity house in Amaliegade
Recent photo of the old maternity house in Amaliegade

Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen (antiquated spelling: Fødsels- og Pleiestiftelsen; Literal translation: Maternity and Caring Institution) is a Danish maternity institution which was founded by Queen Juliane Marie on April 8, 1785[1].

The institution was created for women to give birth anonymously and receiving free medical care. The purpose was to avoid infanticide. The woman was offered eternal anonymity, however this ruling was changed in 2007, and the archive is now accessible, mostly for genealogy purposes[2].

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  1. ^ http://www.eremit.dk/ebog/ros/rosenh4.html, access 27 May 2008
  2. ^ http://www.sa.dk/content/dk/mest_brugte_arkivalier/sadan_bruger_du_de_mest_brugte_arkivalier/fodselsstiftelsen_-_en_vejledning

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