Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen

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 [http://www.eremit.dk/ebog/ros/rosenh4.html, access 27 May 2008] .

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 [ [http://www.sa.dk/content/dk/mest_brugte_arkivalier/sadan_bruger_du_de_mest_brugte_arkivalier/fodselsstiftelsen_-_en_vejledning Fødselsstiftelsen - en vejledning ] ] .

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* [http://www.rigshospitalet.dk/NR/rdonlyres/10E2B69E-386A-4A3B-BE18-717168CD5BE8/0/250_historiske_boeger_KglFrederiks_1901.pdf 1901 Statutes and rules] da icon