Fødselsstiftelsen

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 Copenhagen, Denmark.

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

The woman was offered eternal anonymity, however this ruling was changed in 2007, and the archive is now accessible, mostly for genealogy purposes.

[1] A primitive maternity house in Gothersgade was established by Frederick V in 1750.

[2] Its new building was the former home of the architect Lauritz de Thurah.

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