Stock Photo - 12 September 2018, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Stralsund: A sign with the words ""Birth - please do not disturb"" is hanging on the door of a delivery room in the delivery room of the HELIOS Hanseklinikum Stralsund. On 01.09.2018, the hospital changed from permanent midwives to 12-hour shift midwives. The new model is intended to ensure better care in the delivery room, including individual care. Initially, seven midwives ensure close care for the pregnant women. The reason for the change is the increasing shortage of skilled workers and the desired improvement in the quality of care. Between 900 and 950 children are born in Stralsund every year. According to its own statements, the Hanseklinikum thus operates one of the largest maternity clinics in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa. - Stralsund/Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania/Germany