Pregnancy and Birth Consultation

Book a remote appointment with an obstetrician to prepare for birth and to recover from it or to discuss your possible medical conditions, questions or concerns regarding pregnancy and birth related issues.

 

Reliable information and medical support via safe online meeting

Expecting a baby is a thrilling time in life! Experiencing that in a foreign culture may become overwhelming, even exhausting. Our aim is to help you by providing reliable information and finding answers to all your questions regarding pregnancy and birth.

Isla offers a possibility to discuss your concerns with an obstetrician, midwife or psychologist at which ever state of the process you are - planning a pregnancy, preparing for birth or recovering from it.

Also, our professionals offer support after a miscarriage or when facing difficulties in getting pregnant. Don’t hesitate to contact us!

  • Planning for pregnancy

    If you have experienced a miscarriage or are experiencing difficulties in getting pregnant, we can discuss your situation, provide information and guide you to next steps

  • Happily pregnant and preparing for birth

    We provide reliable information and answers to your questions and concerns as well as individual coaching and preparation for birth

  • Recovering from birth

    We can revisit your birth experience and help you understand what truly happened improving your mental and physical recovery. Also, we provide help for issues with breastfeeding and mother-infant interaction

How does Isla work?

We provide online service only and currently our booking system is only in Finnish. We are however very pleased to provide you with a remote session in English. You can book through info@islaterveys.fi

 

  • Isla provides online service only and our appointments aim to complement, not replace the public maternity service and regular checkups.

    During our appointments we can help you prepare for birth or recover from it and discuss your possible pregnancy complications. If your condition or symptoms require a physical examination, we can refer you to a physical appointment in a private clinic or to your local maternity clinic.

    In the Finnish system, providing that everything goes well in your pregnancy and birth, you won’t meet an obstetrician at all. And we highly recommend you to trust the system, our perinatal outcomes are top of the world!

    If you wish, you can book an appointment for a pregnancy checkup separately via clinics we, Aura Pyykönen and Marjo Pantti, visit in Espoo, Kainuu and Lapland

    www.mehilainen.fi

    www.terveystalo.fi

    www.mediellen.fi

    www.gyneko.fi

  • You can book a single appointment or packages with following prices:

    • Remote appointment with an obstetrician 110 eur / 30 mins

    • Remote appointment with a midwife 80 eur / 45 mins

    • Remote appointment with a psychologist 160 eur / 60 mins

    • Remote appointment with a physiotherapist 98 eur / 60 mins

    • Two sessions with an obstetrician (30mins x2) 190 eur

    • Two sessions with an obstetrician (30mins x2) + one session with a midwife (45min x1) 260 eur

    You can purchase these via our webshop (currently only in Finnish) and if you don’t feel comfortable doing that, we can send you a bill you after the appointment (+10eur billing fee)

  • Currently, our booking system is only in Finnish. You’re welcome to use that if you feel comfortable and if not, you can email us to info@islaterveys.fi and we’ll book you a suitable appointment.

  • We use a highly secured video meeting provider (Movendos) requiring strong identification. If you prefer, we can provide the service over the phone without the video connection.

    We have access to the national patient record system (Kanta).

 

“Pregnancy and the birth of a new life are the most unique experiences in life. We want to make it as carefree as possible.”

-Marjo & Aura

 

Doctors behind Isla

 

Isla is established by two gynecologists, both also mothers. Due to their professional as well as personal experience they are well aware that pregnant women need more support than the public system can provide them with. Isla’s aim is to complement the system by providing individual medical support and reliable, scientific information whenever there is doubt and insecurity.

All professionals working in Isla are motivated by the same goal: To support women in all stages of pregnancy and to alleviate and treat anxiety and stress caused by pregnancy or birth.

Feel free to contact us for more info or to book an appointment!

 
 

“In some cases, even a visit to an outpatient maternity clinic may be overwhelming. Our aim is to provide empathetic and relaxed session where a woman feels safe to communicate whatever her concern may be and receive help in return”

 
 

Aura Pyykönen

Passionate about maternity care and health care quality. Trained in one of the largest birth units in Europe, HUS Women’s Clinic in Helsinki. Professional experience from Denmark and Sweden. Currently living in Lapland with her husband and three children.

  • M.D, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • PhD in Safety and Quality within Obstetric Care

Marjo Pantti

Strong and versatile experience in maternity care from a small unit in Kainuu to the our largest birth unit Women’s Clinic in Helsinki. Special interest and experience in sport medicine. Lives in Kainuu with her husband and three children.

  • M.D. Specialist i Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • PhD student in early and recurrent miscarriages