The first maternity boxes were distributed to poverty-stricken mothers in the end of 1930s. Currently Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, distributes 40,000 maternity boxes per year to expecting and adopting mothers. Free-of-charge maternity clinics, childbirth preparation classes, and breast feeding consultancy are all part of Finnish maternity care.
The first maternity boxes were distributed to poverty-stricken mothers in the end of 1930s. Currently Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, distributes 40,000 maternity boxes per year to expecting and adopting mothers. Free-of-charge maternity clinics, childbirth preparation classes, and breast feeding consultancy are all part of Finnish maternity care.
