Expecting a child
Expecting a childInformation and support for those trying to have a child and those expecting a child.
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Information and support for those trying to have a child and those expecting a child.
Your health and the well-being of your relationship are the cornerstones of planning a family. Explore the Wellbeing in Helsinki website to discover affordable and free services and events offered by the city and local organisations to support your well-being.
In the maternity and child health clinic family coaching programme, you will get to prepare for childbirth and parenthood with the support of experts. You can participate in the coaching groups alone or with your spouse. We will help you and your family identify your own resources and find the best practices for daily life with a baby. Family coaching is available in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Our professionals answer your questions in the chat at the bottom right of the page. You can also ask for advice from the health and social services’ chatbot, which is available 24 hours a day, every day.
You can call our phone service to ask for advice and book an appointment with a public health nurse.
In the Maisa portal, you can send a message to your designated nurse at the maternity and child health clinic, as well as take care of other tasks such as making appointments and monitoring your examination results.
Call our phone service at 09 3105 5530(Link starts a phone call)
Use the Maisa service(Link leads to external service)
See the opening hours on the maternity and child health clinic service page
Find more information and tips for good life for families in Helsinki.
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