Pregnancy and Childcare Allowance for the Self-Employed in Austria
Miglena Hofer explains pregnancy, and childcare allowance for self-employed parents. Learn about mandatory examinations, benefits in cash and kind, and operational assistance or maternity allowance options.
58 minutes
Miglena Hofer
for beginners
in English
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What you'll learn
How the Mutter–Kind–Pass works and what it’s used for.
How and when to register for a hospital birth in Austria.
What costs you may face during pregnancy, delivery, hospital stay, and postpartum recovery.
Special considerations for invoices issued at the end of the year
Which doctor’s examinations and tests happen during pregnancy and how they’re scheduled.
Whether the 20% flat rate for expenses is the right choice for you
What to expect around delivery, hospital stay, and postpartum recovery (practically and medically).
The insurance types in Austria and how they affect pregnancy and birth.
How to file your income from self-employment
The legal aspects for employed women, including protection periods and work restrictions.
A trick to double-check your entries before submission
What changes if you’re self-employed or a business license owner (including the “stop work 8 weeks before” question).
The essential administrative steps after birth (registration, name, birth certificate documents, social insurance, residence permit, custody/paternity when not married).
The essential administrative steps after birth (registration, name, birth certificate documents, social insurance, residence permit, custody/paternity when not married).
In the recording:
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Mutter - Kind - Pass 0:00:00 - 0:01:21
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Registering for a hospital birth 0:01:22 - 0:02:39
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Costs during the pregnancy, delivery, hospital stay and postpartum recovery 0:02:40 - 0:03:21
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Doctor’s examinations and tests during the pregnancy 0:3:26 - 0:12:46
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Delivery and hospital stay, postpartum recovery 0:12:48 - 0:16:25
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Insurance types in Austria 0:16:25 - 0:7:48
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Legal aspects of the pregnancy for employed women 0:17:50 - 0:19:50
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Question from a quest: About the restrictions, do you also have to stop work 8 weeks before if you’re self-employed? 0:19:52 - 0:20:30
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Question from a quest: ”What if we want to keep the placenta? Is it possible? 0:20:32
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Presence of a partner 0:21:02 - 0:21:21
4. Administrative steps after the baby arrives. 0:21:21
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Registration of the baby 0:21:22 - 0:22:12
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Choosing a name 0:22:13 - 0:23:44
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Birth certificate - required documents 0:23:45 - 0:26:15
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Registration of the Newborn with the Social Insurance 0:26:16 - 0:28:18
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Residence permit of the child 0:28:19 - 0:29:37
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Custody of the child when the parents are not married 0:29:39 - 0:30:32
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Acknowledgement of paternity 0:30:33 - 0:30:39
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Question from a quest: I'm wondering if there’s something you suggest if you are not married, to have some kind of custody or arrangement legally drawn before the child is born? 0:30:40 - 0:31:58
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Wochengeld 0:31:59 - 0:33:14
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Specifics for self-employed mothers: Wochengeld 0:33:15 - 0:36:42
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Specifics for mothers who are business license owners 0:35:42 - 0:36 -37
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Child’s benefits 0:36:39 - 0:42:01
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Maternity and child allowance & required documents 0:42:02 - 0:45:40
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Income-Related Childcare Allowance 0:45:41 - 0:48:02
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Flat-Rate Childcare Allowance 0:48:03 - 0:51:00
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Familienzeitbonus (previously called Papamonat) 0:51:01 - 0:54: 12
1-Month Recording Access
39.90
Pregnancy and Childcare Allowance for the Self-Employed in Austria
Valid for one month