Maria Hitzschke

Dr. Maria Hitzschke is a physician and early childhood educator whose work focuses on the experiences and needs of premature children and adopted children. Her interest in these subjects is shaped by both professional study and personal experience: she became the mother of a daughter born extremely prematurely in 2010, and has also observed adoption in her family. This led her to explore how early separation from the birth mother may affect children and contribute to behaviours that families and caregivers can find difficult to understand.

Through her website, Hitzschke provides educational information for families and professionals who work with premature or adopted children. Its topics include premature birth and its possible causes, trauma and early stress, support for premature children, and the challenges siblings may face. The adoption section covers adoption procedures, trauma, and ways to help adopted children. The content draws on current specialist literature and Hitzschke’s personal experience. She emphasizes that the website is informational only and that she does not offer consultations or therapy.