Maternity and child health guidance

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• Is your child missing vaccinations included in the vaccination programme? – We are inviting you to a vaccination appointment
  
• Maternity and child health clinics and family centres are open
• The maternity and child health clinic phone service does not  provide information about the coronavirus situation
  

Participate in the study

We are currently looking for participants for a research study investigating mothers’ perceptions and experiences regarding family-centered care in maternity clinics and birth hospital, maternal satisfaction with labor and birth and your self-assessment of baby-care skills. Participation in this study requires you to complete an online survey. In addition, it is possible to participate in an individual interview conducted via Zoom, where you can tell more about your experiences related to pregnancy, childbirth and the time after the birth of your child.

You are eligible to participate if you are a Helsinki resident and gave birth to a term infant/-s (37 weeks of pregnancy or later) at HUS Women’s Hospital and were discharged together with your infant from postnatal ward or Family Nest Hotel during Autumn 2022.

This study is conducted by University of Turku in collaboration with City of Helsinki and Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS). Participation in this study is completely voluntary.

You can participate in the study using the link/QR-code below. The link/QR-code includes detailed information about the research and the consent form. Please fill-in the electronic survey as soon as possible after receiving this message or no later than six weeks after the childbirth.
https://redcap.link/perhemyonteisys

Is your child missing vaccinations included in the vaccination programme? – We are inviting you to a vaccination appointment

You can book vaccination appointments for children under school age with your own nurse even during the summer.

Vaccinations will also be provided normally during regular appointments at the maternity and child health clinics, so you do not need to book a separate vaccination appointment if you have already agreed on an age-specific check-up for your child.

You can book a vaccination appointment via Maisa at www.maisa.fi or by using the Maisa app. You can also book an appointment via the telephone service of the maternity and child health clinics on 09 310 55530, weekdays from 8:00 to 14:00.

You can read more about the national vaccination programme for children under school age on the website of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.

Vaccination programme

Vaccination programme
Age	Disease prevented by vaccine	Vaccine
2 months	Rotavirus diaorrhoea	Rotavirus
3months	Meningitis, pneumonia, blood poisoning and ear infection	Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
3months	Rotavirus diaorrhoea	Rotavirus
3months	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and blood poisoning	5-in-1 vaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
5months	Meningitis, pneumonia, blood poisoning and ear infection	Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
5months	Rotavirus diaorrhoea	Rotavirus
5months	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and blood poisoning	5-in-1 vaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
12months	Meningitis, pneumonia, blood poisoning and ear infection	Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
12months	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib diseases, such as meningitis, epiglottitis and blood poisoning	5-in-1 vaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
12?18 months	Measles, mumps, rubella	MMR
18months	Varicella	Varicella vaccine
4 years	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio	4-in-1 vaccine (DTaP-IPV)
6years	Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella	MMRV
6 months?6 years	Influenza (each year)	Influenza vaccine

Maternity and child health clinics and family centres are open

Maternity and child health clinics and family centres in Helsinki remain open, despite the coronavirus. Any changes in this area will be announced. We always contact our customers if an appointment has to be cancelled.

The phone service for the maternity and child health clinics does not provide instructions about the coronavirus situation.
Click here to check the instructions for what to do on the coronavirus updates page

The maternity and child health clinic phone service does not  provide information about the coronavirus situation

For coronavirus-related information, please see: Coronavirus updates from Helsinki

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Maternity and child health guidance is provided by public health nurses and physicians. 

The purpose of maternity guidance is to promote the health of expectant mothers, foetuses and newborn babies and to foster and maintain the health and wellness of the entire family. A public health nurse and a physician monitor the progress of pregnancy by means of regular check-ups. The number of visits to the maternity clinic and of home visits depends on the individual needs and requirements of the mother and the family.

The purpose of child health guidance is to secure the best possible health of every child and support the family so that the child can have the best possible conditions for growth, a healthy development and well-being. At a child health clinic, the growth and development of the child is monitored. Discussions about the family's health habits and subjects concerning the family are held. The child is given the vaccinations according to the national vaccination programme.

Information and appointments Mon-Fri 8-14, tel. +358 (0)9 310 55530

There is a callback service used. You will be called back on weekdays 8-16. 

Call this number to: 

• make an appointment for a maternity and child health clinic public health nurse
• cancel a maternity and child health clinic appointment
• ask for advice from a public health nurse.

If we cannot take your call immediately, we will call you back as soon as possible.

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19.10.2022 09:08