Midwife Eeva Itkonen

Individual support and continuity of care from pregnancy to postpartum in Helsinki and online

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75-minute appointment

The 75-minute appointment is mainly discussion-based and works well if you have specific questions or would like support in understanding your options and making decisions about your care.

We can discuss, for example:

• how maternity and birth care works in Finland
• your birth preferences and birth plan
• different birth options and interventions
• induction of labour or planned caesarean birth
• pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain relief
• previous birth experiences
• preparing for appointments and conversations with maternity care professionals
• postpartum recovery, breastfeeding and the early weeks with your baby.

The appointment is tailored entirely to your questions and situation.

1 hour 45 minute childbirth preparation appointment

The longer appointment allows time for both discussion and practical birth preparation.

In addition to discussing your questions and preferences, we can practise:

• positions and movement for different stages of labour
• ways of creating space for the baby to descend through the pelvis
• breathing, relaxation and use of the voice
• non-pharmacological pain relief
• practical ways for your partner or support person to help during labour
• different pushing positions and techniques
• Spinning Babies® techniques when appropriate.

We can also discuss different possible birth scenarios, decision-making during labour and how to prepare for the unexpected.

Two appointments: 1 hour 45 minutes + 75 minutes

If you would like more comprehensive preparation, you can book two appointments.

The 1 hour 45 minute appointment gives us time for both discussion and practical exercises. The 75-minute follow-up can then be used to return to questions that have come up, explore particular topics in more depth or prepare for decisions, specific birth scenarios or the postpartum period.

The appointments are booked separately at the current individual prices. There is no separate package discount.

You do not need to decide in advance how many appointments you need. You can start with one and book another later if useful.

Birth Debrief

A birth debrief is an opportunity to talk through your birth experience with a midwife in a calm and unhurried setting.

You may want to discuss the birth soon after it happened or return to the experience months or even years later. The conversation can be helpful if the birth felt confusing, disappointing, frightening or traumatic, but you are also welcome if you simply want to understand more clearly what happened and make sense of your experience.

During the appointment, we can:

• go through the course of the birth and the events that are important to you
• discuss questions you have about your care, interventions or decision-making
• explore your feelings and memories of the birth
• consider how the experience may be affecting you now
• talk about a previous birth when preparing for another pregnancy or birth.

The purpose of the appointment is not to evaluate whether you experienced your birth in the “right” way, but to give you space to tell your story, ask questions and develop a clearer understanding of what happened.

You can come to the appointment alone or with your partner or another support person.

Birth debrief appointments take place at Kätilökulma in Helsinki and can also be arranged online.

Appointments

My in-person appointments take place at:

Kätilökulma
Topeliuksenkatu 16
00250 Helsinki, Finland

Book an appointment directly through Kätilökulma’s online booking system:

https://www.slotti.fi/booking/katilokulma/

If you cannot find a suitable appointment time online, please contact me and we can see whether another time is available.

My approach

My work combines professional midwifery knowledge with an understanding of the social and cultural dimensions of childbirth and maternity care.

My essential principles are:

• Appointments are unhurried and focused on your individual situation.
• Information and recommendations are based on reliable evidence.
• There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. We consider what is appropriate for you, your circumstances and your preferences.
• I respect different families, identities and ways of approaching pregnancy, birth and parenting.

Spinning Babies in English – Childbirth Class with a midwife includes:

• • • Spinning Babies Parent Class
    • In-person meeting (90 min) in Helsinki
    • Spinning Babies eBook and other online materials for birth preparation
    • Spinning Babies® Daily Essentials
    • Continuos support during pregnancy: ask questions about birth preparation
    • Total price: 190 euro

Contact me for more information!

Self-care and specific body activities can restore body balance and make room for the baby in the pelvis. As a Spinning Babies^® Certified Parent Educator I’m specially trained to help you and your birth partner to learn techniques for comfort in pregnancy and easier birth. For independent birth preparation, I recommend following resources on the www.SpinningBabies.com website: