Maternity

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russian troops advance as Zelensky signals willingness to compromise

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

Kiev said Russian forces had bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol, injuring 17 people. The United Nations and aid organizations condemned the attack, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…

Moving to Spain

SOCIAL BENEFITS

The Spanish supplement of €112 per month for pensions of retired women

The Nomad Today 2/7/22

The main requirements to be able to request this supplement are to have the right to a contributory Social Security pension and to have had children

Moving to Spain

SOCIAL BENEFITS

Madrid cuts residence requirement for monthly maternity aid to 5 years

The Nomad Today 1/24/22

The age limit to qualify IVF treatments will be raised up to 45 years and the number of attempts will be increased from three to four

Finland

MATERNITY

29.4 years, mean age for women in Finland to have first child

The Nomad Today 2/28/21

Age of women at the first childbirth ranges from 26.3 in Bulgaria to 31.3 in Italy.

Finland

SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES

Finnish town pays thousands of euros for each newborn child

The Nomad Today 7/6/20

Virrat joins other cities such as Lestijärvi and Miehikkälä, which gained world fame last year with even more generous birth-boost policies.

Finland

Pregnancy and childbirth carry higher risks for some migrant women

The Nomad Today 5/18/20

Women of Russian and former USSR origin tended to have lower risks, according to a research.

Finland

Coronavirus

What to do if you are pregnant during this pandemic

Barbara Stojanovic 5/3/20

Being pregnant is already an extremely emotional and physically challenging time for a woman in a normal situation. But when a worldwide pandemic is happening at the same time, it just makes…

Video

Video

Unboxing 2020 maternity package

The Nomad Today 4/28/20

Distribution of this year’s edition will begin at the earliest in May-June. See in this article the unboxing video made by the Social Security Institution (Kela).

Finland

Video: 2020 maternity package, 56 useful products for Finnish babies

The Nomad Today 4/24/20

Distribution of this year’s edition will begin at the earliest in May-June. See in this article the unboxing video made by Kela.

Finland

Finland to provide same paid family leave to father and mother 

The Nomad Today 2/5/20

The daily allowance days will also increase up to 14 months for both parents. The reform will raise the costs of the scheme by around 100 million euros.

Finland

Finland launched a calculator to assess pension impact of family leaves

The Nomad Today 1/8/20

Parents taking family leave will earn pension benefits for the period they receive maternity, paternity, parental or child home care allowance. This new tool, available in English, allows them to…

Finland

Increasing proportion of women of foreign origin in Finland's birth rate

The Nomad Today 12/4/19

The figures also show fertility rates are higher among Finnish-Swedish women.

Finland

Women return to work after maternity leave quicker than before

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

Five years before, 53% of mothers with children aged between one and two were employed but in 2018 as many as 58%.

Finland

Finland needs babies: 34,493 births and 39,880 deaths so far this year

The Nomad Today 10/24/19

Population increased by 7,568 personas due to immigration gain from abroad.

Finland

Preparation for family leave reform starting this autumn

The Nomad Today 8/14/19

The aim is an equal division of family leaves and care responsibilities between both parents in families. The reform is scheduled to come into force in 2021 the earliest.

Finland

First maternity in Finland is most common in the 25 to 29 years age group

The Nomad Today 8/2/19

In other countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands or Switzerland, women tend to delay more the birth of their first child. Romania and Bulgaria had the largest…

Finland

The Finnish towns that will pay you 10,000 euros for having a child

The Nomad Today 5/3/19

If you want to get some extra money for your family and at the same time do a good service to the Finnish nation, then memorize the names of these places

Finland

Finland makes access to citizenship easier for children of female partners

The Nomad Today 4/25/19

The new Maternity Act provides that any child born to a female couple can get the Finnish citizenship if the couple has received assisted fertility treatment in health care after 1 April 2019

Finland

The Finnish ‘Baby-box’, clothing and care items to make all newborns equal

The Nomad Today 12/11/18

Each year 40.000 mothers in Finland receive a Maternity Package, that contains more than 60 items of the most needed for the first year of the newborn's life.