Frequently Asked Questions

IASO’s Nursing Administration invites you, the mother to be and your partner or beloved ones, to informative meetings related to Breastfeeding.

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We facilitate and encourage “Rooming In” practice, i.e. a mother can have her baby in her room on a 24-hour basis. The service applies to all ward classes and is free of charge.

Adopting this practice contributes to successful, free and unlimited breastfeeding. In addition, to ongoing mother-baby contact helps build their relationship and establishes their bonding.

Upon your discharge from the Clinic, an assessment is conducted on the progress of both the mother and the baby on Breastfeeding, through a special assessment form. Within the context of this evaluation, it should be confirmed that the mother knows:

• When her baby wants to breastfeed
• How to position her baby correctly on her breast to avoid any pain during breastfeeding
• How to choose a comfortable position to breastfeed
• When her baby swallows
• When her baby is full and if the amount of breast milk is sufficient
• The way to express milk either manually or with a pump
• The correct procedure for collecting and preserving breast milk
• Information on the mechanism of lactation
• When to call for a Pediatrician

 

Successful breastfeeding strongly depends on early breastfeeding onset.

We provide all the help we can to assist you in initiating breastfeeding soon after childbirth. We see that the baby comes into skin-to-skin contact with the mother in order to establish breastfeeding and enhance mother-baby bonding.

Upon request, psychological support is provided by a psychology consultant either during your hospital stay or after your discharge from the Clinic.

An escort is not needed, as the Nursing Wards are well-staffed with Nurses that cover all the needs of the inpatients.

The Birth Registration is exclusively carried out by both parents from the next working day and within 10 calendar days from the date of birth, at the Birth Registration Department on the 1st Floor of the Maternity Hospital, by appointment.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR BIRTH REGISTRATION

• Original ID cards and photocopies thereof for both parents.
• The IBAN of the mother’s bank account, where she appears as the account holder or joint account holder, for the childbirth benefit application.
• Social security number (AMKA) and Tax Identification Number for both parents.

Optionally, the Marriage Certificate, Civil Partnership Certificate or Family Status Certificate in the event the mother is unmarried.

NOTE FOR AUTHORIZATION

The Registration of Birth of a newborn may be carried out by one parent only, provided they have a signed authorization from the other parent, validated by a Citizens’ Service Center (KEP), the police or online through gov.gr.

WHAT SHOULD THE AUTHORIZATION INCLUDE?

• If only the father of the newborn registers the birth, the mother’s authorization must specify
  • Which of the two parents will insure the baby with their social insurance fund.
  • That she authorizes her spouse to apply for the childbirth benefit or that she does not wish to apply for the childbirth benefit.
• If only the mother of the newborn registers the birth, the father’s authorization must specify:
  • Which of the two parents will insure the baby with their social insurance fund.
    

FOR NON-GREEK CITIZENS:

• Marriage Certificate or Certificate from their Embassy where their names have been translated into Greek. (The translation may also be carried out by an authorized lawyer)
• Passports for both parents.
• Social security number (AMKA) and Tax Identification Number, if applicable.

Read the Brief Guide on Digital Birth Registration issued by the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance.

OPENING HOURS FOR THE PUBLIC

MONDAY-FRIDAY, 07:00-13:00, by appointment,
Birth Registration Office, IASO Maternity / Gynecology Hospital
1st floor (Tel: +30 210 6184178, +30 210 6184189, Ext. 4178, 4189, Email: [email protected])

HOW TO RECEIVE THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND AMKA OF YOUR NEWBORN

You will receive your newborn’s Social Security Number (AMKA) by SMS on your mobile and it will also be written on the Birth Certificate. The Birth Certificate may be downloaded from www.gov.gr or obtained from a Citizens' Service Center (KEP) or from the Marousi Registry Office (open for the public Monday to Thursday, 08:30-14:00). The Marousi Registry Office is open by appointment for any other services (e.g. name-giving, recognition of child, etc.).

You will receive your newborn’s AMKA by SMS and it will also be written on the Birth Certificate.

You must immediately forward it to IASO before being discharged, so that you may be entitled to use EOPYY, your social insurance fund. Especially if the newborn is admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or a ward to undergo surgery, you must produce their AMKA prior to the newborn’s admission, so that they are entitled to use EOPYY.

• Email: [email protected]
• Fax: +30 210 6184158
• Tel: +30 210 6184105 & 183

• Social Security Number (AMKA) (If you are not directly insured with EOPYY, you need to know the AMKA of the person who is directly insured).
• Both parents’ original national ID cards and photocopies thereof.
• An original and recent Certificate of Marriage (issued no earlier than 6 months) and a photocopy thereof; you can receive the Certificate of Marriage from the Registry Office your marriage was registered at or from a Citizens’ Service Center (KEP), in which case you must also provide a photocopy of the relevant application form. Both parents’ Social Security Numbers (AMKA) and Tax Identification Numbers, and the mother’s IBAN are also required.
• In case there is no marriage, the Registration of Birth is solely carried out by the mother with her national ID card and a Family Status Certificate (issued no earlier than six 6 months). The Family Status Certificate may be obtained from the Municipality where she exercises her right to vote or a Citizens’ Service Center (KEP). The mother’s Social Security Number (AMKA), Tax Identification Number and IBAN are also required.
• In the event that there is no marriage and the mother is divorced, the Declaration of Birth is made exclusively by the mother with her identity card and the original and recent (issued no earlier than 6 months) Marriage Certificate with the dissolution (that is to say the divorce) and for 300 days to have passed from the date, where the dissolution is stated as irrevocable, as well as a family status certificate (issued within 6 months) or a certificate from the Citizens’ Service Center (KEP). The mother’s Social Security Number (AMKA), Tax Identification Number and IBAN are also required.
• In case a child is born in civil partnership, both parents must produce their national ID cards, an original and recent Civil Partnership Certificate (issued no earlier than 6 months), registered at the Registry Office, their Social Security Numbers (AMKA) and Tax Identification Numbers, and the mother’s IBAN.
• Third-country nationals, instead of national ID cards, may produce their valid passports and photocopies thereof. In case their wedding took place in a foreign country, they must produce an original Certificate of Marriage and an original and official translation of it into Greek (translated no earlier than 6 months). The full names of both parents must be clearly indicated on the Certificate of Marriage, and these must also be translated into Greek. The translation may be carried out by the Translation Service of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the corresponding Greek consular authority in the country where the certificate was issued, or by an authorized Greek attorney.

Upon your discharge, you should hold:

• The payment receipt and detailed Invoices
• A childbirth certificate
• Your discharge note
• Discharge Procedure
• Your baby’s Health book
• Your personal items

When admitted to the Clinic, make sure you have the following items with you: pajamas or a nightdress, a comfortable dressing gown, slippers, a nursing bra, undergarments, your toiletry bag and an outfit to wear on the day of your discharge from the Clinic. Your newborn only needs a set of clothes for the day of the discharge from the Clinic.

Patient room reservation is not provided, even if childbirth is scheduled. You can select the ward class you desire during the admission procedure at the Patient Admission Office.