The Birthing-Center Pvt. Ltd was founded by three Germans; Corinna and Peter Stahlhofen and Berit Fehse in 2001. It took us one year to complete the official formalities and to prepare with our family to come to Goa were we will start working in November 2002.

My name is Corinna Stahlhofen, I was born in 1967, married and a mother of two daughters aged 14 and 18. In 1992, I began working as a lactation counselor, later I qualified as a diploma midwife and further get specialized in acupuncture and homeopathy. 1994 we founded the first birthing center in Duesseldorf. Until 2002 I functioned as first chair-person and was working full time conducting home and birthing center births as an independent midwife. Since 2002 I live and work at our Birthing Center in Assagao.
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My name is Peter Stahlhofen, I was born in 1962, married to Corinna and father of her daughters. Until we moved to India I was working for about 15 years as a manager in the music industry. None of my friends and business partners was surprised when they learned that I decided to live in India. They know that I have fallen in love with that country since I went to India first in 1993. It is always the same question I get asked. What are YOU doing in a birthing center? The answer is as simple as easy: In my opinion the work of a midwife is the work of a real artist. It is sensitive, creative, they need a general knowledge as well as the gift to listen to the inner self and to the becoming mother and her child (Miles Davis would call it improvisation at the best). My experience with all the artists taught me that they all need someone who is looking after the "simple" things of life. One may call it manager, coach or whatever and this is what I will do in the birthing center, managing the "simple" things. And if desired, I may have some practical tips for the becoming fathers.
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Our employees, Lalan Laxmikant Chodankar from Colvale, Shivaji Namdev God from Assagao and Kashi Sagar Satelkar from Apora are taking care of housekeeping, the garden and the feel good factor at our birthing center.