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:
26.10.2026 – Online Coaching on Zoom
- Topics:
- Early interaction
- Sleep in infant families
- Oral care in families with children
- Zoom link to coaching
28.10.2026 – Online Coaching on Zoom
- Topics:
- The overall process of childbirth
- What to pack for the hospital and how to stay at home during early labour
- The role of the support person
- Zoom link to coaching
12.11.2026 – In‑person Coaching at the Myllypuro Campus
- Topics:
- The pushing stage and assisted birth (e.g., vacuum extraction)
- Induction of labour
- The first moments of breastfeeding
17.11.2026 – In‑person Coaching at the Myllypuro Campus
- Topics:
- Physiological methods for relieving labour pain
- Postpartum recovery
- Newborn care during the first days
24.11.2026 – In‑person Coaching at the Myllypuro Campus
- Topics:
- Medical methods for relieving labour pain
- Birth planning
- Changing body, mind and sexuality
1.12.2026 – 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!