Welcome
on the website of the Family Health Research Network
The Family Health Research Network is an association of preventive and rehabilitation clinics for mothers, fathers and children as well as for family caregivers and a scientific team from the Research and Teaching Unit Medical Sociology at Hannover Medical School.
The research association conducts research in the field of prevention and rehabilitation for mothers and mothers/fathers and their children as well as for family caregivers.
- research
- Concept development
- quality management
The research association thus makes an important contribution to safeguarding and improving evidence-based inpatient treatment and to promoting family health in Germany. Further information can be found in the concept paper or the current newsletter.
Advantages of membership in the research network How to become a member Information on the online information event on April 15, 2026
Our latest publication
Here you can find our latest publication on the topic: "Exploring the connection between maternal mental health and partnership, parental role, and satisfaction with various aspects of life using pairfam data: a cross-sectional analysis", which was published on August 18, 2025 in BMC Women's Health: https: //doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03933-7
Research consortium
We are a member of the international research consortium"International Investigation of Parental Burnout" (IIPB)
Head: Professors Moïra Mikolajczak and Isabelle Roskam from the University of Louvain in Belgium
https://en.burnoutparental.com/
Contact
Hannover Medical School
Medical Sociology OE 5420
Family Health Research Network
Claudia Kirsch
Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hanover
Phone: +49 511 532 6423
E-mail: forschungsverbund@mh-hannover.de
You will find us in building K23 (house E) on the 3rd floor