Number of advice for pregnant women is increasing: 962 women were looking for help in Vienna!

Number of advice for pregnant women is increasing: 962 women were looking for help in Vienna!

Vienna is the scene of a remarkable increase in the demand for pregnant advice through the organization Aktion Leben Austria. In 2024, a total of 962 women from 33 different nations sought support, as the current figures show. The consultants carried out 2,265 psychosocial consultations and 192 psychological consultations. An essential aspect of care was the individual binding analysis, which was offered in 198 cases to strengthen the parent-child relationship. The increasing participation of the fathers is particularly striking, which shows in 169 couple consultations, how kathpress.at reported.

Wide range of topics and new support materials

The consultations cover a comprehensive range of topics, including medical problems, traumatic experiences, conflicts in couple relationships and psychological stress. Here, women are offered the opportunity to openly discuss their problems, which many perceive as the first important step to improve their situation. "The advice relieves and strengthens the women - this is also essential for the baby," said Martina Kronthaler, general secretary of the organization, in a press release. In 2024, 193 women received financial support in acute emergencies, while more than 400 women were cared for with baby and children's clothing from the donuting warehouse, how ots.at added.

In order to facilitate access to the advisory services, new information materials were published in several languages, including English, Arabic, Ukrainian and Italian. These new folder focus on the topics of pregnant advice, conflict advice and parents' advice. The results clearly show that the demand for professional support is high and the organization reacts flexibly to the needs of those affected.