Our
three pillars
Geburt 3000 is a contemporary form of the classic birth center, offering a holistic approach to autonomous midwife-led care outside of hospitals.
Operations
Die Dachorganisation Geburt 3000 als operative Stiftung baut strategische Allianzen mit Partnerspitälern und erstellt und finanziert den Geburtspavillon.
As a non-profit operational foundation, the umbrella organization Geburt 3000 will, in an initial phase, finance and realize the birth pavilion and establish the first operational unit together with the partner hospital. Furthermore, it guarantees continuing education and training for midwives and doctors, evaluates care with the support of Universities or Universities of Applied Sciences , and provides consultation during the start-up phase. In a second phase, an operational organization will be founded to maintain the strategic alliance with the partner hospital and ensure operations beyond the founding phase.
Architecture
An outpatient birth pavilion will be realized directly on the hospital grounds, based on the concept of “healing architecture.”
Geburt 3000 is based on ecological rapid-construction principles and user-centred, salutogenic concepts of “healing architecture.” Its birthing rooms are designed to support efficient workflows and well-structured care processes while prioritising comfort and well-being. Thanks to its modular design, the birth pavilion can be rapidly and cost-effectively adapted to different locations and flexibly expanded or reduced according to demand.
Teaching and Research
Collaboration with Universities
To promote teaching in out-of-hospital, salutogenetically oriented midwifery and to research the health outcomes achieved, Geburt 3000 collaborates closely with universities.
The Midwifery Department of Bern University of Applied Sciences played a central role in the establishment of Geburt 3000 (2023–2025). In this initial phase, essential conceptual foundations were developed, including the creation of the “CAS Midwife-Led Maternity Care,” offered jointly with Bern University of Applied Sciences. The CAS links integrative concepts such as salutogenesis and salutophysiology with diverse midwife-specific approaches based on evidence-based findings. These are reflected in accordance with the Midwifery Unit Standards (MUNET) and sustainably transferred into practice.
In research, Geburt 3000 cooperates with the Institute of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention at the University of Zurich. Together, they are conducting the first pilot study in out-of-hospital midwifery. As part of a feasibility study to collect health outcomes (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, PROMs) and women’s experiences (Patient-Reported Experience Measures, PREMs), a study will be carried out from April 2026 to December 2027 in collaboration with the Petit Prince Birth Center in Fribourg and the Maternity Department of Uster Hospital.
