Time
Location
In-Person Sessions - Myllypuron Campus
Remote Sessions - Zoom (Zoom-link opens 15 minutes before sessions)
Price
Free of Charge
Hashtags
- #hymykylä
- #metropolia
- #perhevalmennus
- #familycoaching
Metropolia's social and health students will hold family coaching sessions as both in-person at the Myllypuro campus and remotely via Zoom. The sessions will be held primarly in Finnish or Simplified Finnish. English can also be used if necessary.
- Anyone can participate in the events according to their interests.
- Remote coaching can accommodate 300 participants.
- You can log in to Zoom with your own name or nickname.
- You can log into Zoom 15 minutes before the start of the training.
- Please arrive for the in-person coaching sessions to the lobby of Myllypuro campus 10 minutes (16.50) before the start of the training. We will pick you up from the lobby.
Advance registration is not required. (Note: 5.5. C-section birth coaching as an exception)
Session Times and Topics:
17.3.2026 – Online Coaching on Zoom
- Topics:
- Baby supplies - necessary or unnecessary
- Breastfeeding, bottle feeding and pressures
- Zoom link to coaching
23.3.2026 – Online Coaching on Zoom
- Topics:
- Baby's message, how does a baby communicate? Expressions, gestures and vocalizations
- Oral care for families with children
- Infant vaccinations, parent's actions in a vaccination situation
- Zoom link to coaching
24.3.2026 – Online Coaching on Zoom
- Topics:
- What to do and hobbies with a baby?
- The first days of a newborn
- Zoom link to coaching
1.4.2026 – Online Coaching on Zoom
- Topics:
- Stages of labour
- The role of the support person during birth
- What to pack for the hospital.
- Zoom link to the coaching
21.4.2026 – In‑person Coaching at the Myllypuro Campus
- Topics:
- The pushing stage in labor
- Physiological methods for relieving labor pain
- Handling and caring a newborn
23.4.2026 – In‑person Coaching at the Myllypuro Campus
- Topics:
- Induction of labor and assisted childbirth (e.g. suction cup)
- Medical methods for relieving labor pain
- Basics of breastfeeding
28.4.2026 – In‑person Coaching at the Myllypuro Campus
- Topics:
- Planning childbirth Recovering from childbirth
- Changing body, mind and sexuality
5.5.2026 – In‑person Coaching at the Myllypuro Campus
- Theme: C-section birth
- Events in the operating room
- Monitoring and care of the mother and newborn in the recovery room
- Recovery from surgery (in the pediatric ward and e.g. wound care)
- Note: Unlike our other coaching sessions, this coaching session requires separate registration via a registration form and is subject to a fee of €15 per participant. The amount of participants is limited, so reserve your spot soon!