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sinderella · Post by **sinderella** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:16 pm

hi
im estonian kinda stuck with kela and first doctors apointment..im 3 month and 1 week pregnant now. I have registred myself in local police but i dont have kela card yet and local doctor dont wanna give me apointment time i have id nr from maistraatti aslo.
when i ask apointment they cant find enything about my id number or something like that and they keep saying to me call next week and call next week..
i have problems with pregnansy and im worried i just wanna see a doctor..i had small bleeding and im scared
i applyed for kela card about week and half ago ..shoud i now wait till i get kela card?

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vincebel · Post by **vincebel** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:40 pm

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EP · Post by EP » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:56 pm

Do you know where your nearest maternity place (neuvola) is?

If I were you I would go there the first thing tomorrow morning. Sit down in the waiting room, and when the nurse or midwife opens the door, just say that you have an important question. And then ask this same question(s). And don´t forget bleeding. They cannot ignore you even without a KELA card. The first meeting is with a midwife anyway, not a doctor. She will surely find a doctor for you if she thinks that you need a doctore urgently.

kiely · Post by **kiely** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:47 am

Right If I remember correctly you register at the police station which you have done.
You then rgister at the vero office
Then the Maistratti
Then you go to Malmi police station and register there....
They then send you your papers and with those and all the other papers go to Kela and apply for your card.
The whole thing takes over a month so get cracking.

bm50 · Post by **bm50** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:28 pm

If you have registered at the maistraatti then you must have a ID number it must be in the system now so you only need this number you do not need a Kela card to see a doctor.
If you are still worried about your pregnancy and you are in Helsinki you should go to the Kätilöopiston sairaala in Kumpula, Sofianlehdonkatu 5A 00610 Tel: 09 4711, straight away!

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:15 pm

If you are Estonian you should have a European Health card (grey/violet plastic card) which entitles you to medical treatment throughout the EU. Your local social security office in Estonia should be able to post you one. I never travel anywhere in the EU without mine. The EU card is useful for filling the gap when you are in between residency in two EU countries.

Are you a student? Are you working?

sinderella · Post by **sinderella** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:47 pm

Thank you for replys
no penelope im not working or studing eather at the moment..
i got the time to the neuvola nurse now on monday

i hope everything will go fine
my problem was that my registration in police and maistraatti was still so new that it wasnt yet in system , so i needed paper from maistraatti to show to nurse that i really have henkilötunnus..

wasnt that allso important to go see nurse before end of the 4th pregnansy month? im on 14 weeks now

EP · Post by EP » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:49 am

wasnt that allso important to go see nurse before end of the 4th pregnansy month?

Yes. Now you will get all those baby clothes and stuff (maternity box).

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