Since 2013, every child in Germany aged one or older has had a legal right to a place in daycare. Stiftung Warentest still advises parents to register their need with the youth welfare office and to visit daycare centers sogar schon vor der Geburt, even before the birth. A pregnancy checklist in the magazine Apotheken Umschau Eltern tells parents to find out how places are allocated in their state. The same list warns that midwives are often booked out long in advance. A partner who wants parental leave from the day of birth must notify the employer at least seven weeks before the due date.