To be precise, not really a doctor: the pre-natal care program is generally handled by dedicated professionals whose training is that of a nurse plus some speci

To be precise, not really a doctor: the pre-natal care program is generally handled by dedicated professionals whose training is that of a nurse plus some specific to pregnancy. The job title translates "midwife". The system is called "neuvola", literally "place of advice". It's actually a word devised for this very purpose. This system was established in 1940's and that's also when the baby packages were first given out. But expecting mothers don't really see a doctor/physician during the pre-natal period unless they are actually ill somehow. Pregnancy is not an illness.