Being and student and being pregnant

[Apple]

Just how does it work?

I'm a full time masters student - and expecting.

Do you get 'maternity leave' from your studies?

What about returning? Do you get extra KELA money (I'm a bona fide Finn)

I know you get free day care, but when would this start? For how long?

And what about if I went back to the UK for the birth - the father lives there - and came back here to finish my studies? Would that work out?

Eeeeeeeek.

[flyingyellowpig]

Just how does it work?

I'm a full time masters student - and expecting.

Do you get 'maternity leave' from your studies?

What about returning? Do you get extra KELA money (I'm a bona fide Finn)

I know you get free day care, but when would this start? For how long?

And what about if I went back to the UK for the birth - the father lives there - and came back here to finish my studies? Would that work out?

Eeeeeeeek.

I think you can have a maternity-leave for some time,my wife have got pregant a bit before her graduation,so she was allowed to take sometime apart from her studies,she has been already 1 year and half on maternity leave(only fromher studies but she is working currently).Yes you will get extra money from Kela,you won't get student money anymore,but you will get äitinraha or something like that.I don't know how much you will get,because they will see how much taxes you have paid during the last 6 months or 2 years,my wife was getting around 360 € plus 105 € from lapsiliisää.So i hope this will help you
If you need anything just pvt me and i can ask or she can tell you anything you need.

[Hank W.]

Of course you can get a maternity leave. You need to contact your studies office etc. but it is quite usual to get postponement for the reason. And theres I think 2-3 "studying moms" here on this forum. Would check on the YTHS and NHS thing though, as you might not be covered in the UK or vice versa.

[Amandine.K]

You would get maternity leave and you can take some time away from your studies (if you're studying in university I think you have 16 years to finish your master, so plenty of time!).