Tvoi ConciergeGiving Birth in Florence and Tuscany, Organised End to End
Obstetrician and hospital, pregnancy monitoring, an interpreter at every visit and in the delivery room, housing for the family, the baby's documents.
Yes, a foreign woman can give birth in Italy, and Italian law protects pregnancy and maternity on the same terms as for Italian citizens (article 35 of the consolidated immigration act, D.Lgs 286/1998). In and around Florence the maternity units are public hospitals: the university hospital of Careggi, which has its own neonatology and neonatal intensive care, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio in the Torregalli district, Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata at Bagno a Ripoli and Ospedale del Mugello at Borgo San Lorenzo. One answer up front, because it is the first thing every family asks: being born in Italy does not by itself make your child Italian. Citizenship here passes by descent (ius sanguinis), so a baby born to foreign parents takes the parents' nationality. Italian citizenship becomes an option later, if the child has lived in Italy legally and without interruption until the age of eighteen. What is left is the organisation, and that is our part. Choosing the obstetrician and the hospital, building the schedule of tests and scans, opening the Tuscan libretto di gravidanza that unlocks the regional percorso nascita, renting a flat for the family near the clinic, standing beside you as interpreter at every appointment and in the delivery room, and then walking the paperwork through: the birth declaration, the codice fiscale, the baby's passport at your consulate, registration with a paediatrician. Olga has lived in Tuscany for more than 15 years, and our team works in Russian, Italian, English and German.
What We Take Care Of
Obstetrician and Hospital
We shortlist the gynaecologist and the maternity unit that fit your case and your due date, from Careggi with its neonatal intensive care to San Giovanni di Dio, Santa Maria Annunziata or Ospedale del Mugello, and arrange the first consultations so you can choose after meeting the doctor, not from a website.
Pregnancy Plan and Diagnostics
A clear calendar of visits, blood work, scans and prenatal screening, with the Tuscan libretto di gravidanza opened at the consultorio and private appointments booked where the public waiting list is too long. We keep the file in order so no test is missed or repeated.
Interpreter at Visits and at the Birth
Someone who speaks your language beside you at every appointment and in the delivery room. You understand what the midwife and the anaesthetist are proposing, and you never sign a consent form you cannot read.
Housing and Logistics for the Family
An apartment or a villa near the hospital for as long as you need it, a driver on standby for the day it starts, transfers from the airport, and practical help for older children and for relatives who arrive to meet the baby.
Documents After the Birth
The birth declaration within 3 days at the hospital office or within 10 days at the Comune, the birth certificate and its translations, the codice fiscale, the appointment at your consulate for the baby's passport, and registration with the health service.
Postnatal Support
A paediatrician, a maternity nurse or night nanny, breastfeeding support, postnatal physiotherapy and the quiet everyday logistics of the first weeks: shopping, pharmacy, cleaning, appointments.
Why Families Work With Us
We Live Here
Olga has been in Tuscany for over 15 years. We know the Florence hospitals, the consultori and the doctors in person, not from a directory.
Four Languages
Russian, Italian, English and German, in the consulting room and in the delivery room, so nothing gets lost at the moment it matters most.
One Coordinator Throughout
The same person follows you from the first scan to the consular passport, keeps the documents and remembers the details you should not have to repeat.
Reachable 24/7
Labour does not follow office hours. You have a WhatsApp number that answers at three in the morning and someone who can come.
Questions About Giving Birth in Italy
Can a foreigner who is not resident give birth in Italy?
Yes. Hospitals do not turn away a woman in labour, and Italian law guarantees the protection of pregnancy and maternity on equal terms with Italian citizens. What changes with your status is who pays and how the follow-up is organised, not whether you are treated.
How much does giving birth in Italy cost?
If you are enrolled in the national health service, the pregnancy pathway and the birth in a public hospital are essentially free, and as a rule the prescribed prenatal checks are exempt from the co-payment. If you are not enrolled, the hospital bills its regional tariff and private obstetric care is charged separately. We always get the figures in writing before you commit.
Public hospital or private clinic?
Around Florence the maternity units are public hospitals, and that is where the births happen, including the high-risk ones that need neonatal intensive care. What you can arrange privately is everything around the birth: your own obstetrician, private scans and diagnostics, and a chosen doctor through the hospital's libera professione pathway where it is offered.
Does a baby born in Italy get Italian citizenship?
No. Italy grants citizenship by descent, so a child born here to foreign parents takes the parents' nationality. The exceptions are narrow: children of stateless or unknown parents, or of parents who cannot pass on their own nationality. A child who then lives in Italy legally and continuously until eighteen can declare for Italian citizenship within the following year.
When should we arrive in Florence and how long should we stay?
Families usually settle in Florence during the last weeks of the pregnancy, so the obstetrician and the hospital already know the case, and stay several weeks after the birth. The paperwork sets the pace: the birth registration, the codice fiscale and the passport appointment at your consulate each take their own time.
Can my partner be present at the birth?
As a rule yes, partners attend the birth in Tuscan maternity units. Rules on caesarean sections, on how many people may stay and on visiting hours differ from hospital to hospital, so we confirm them with your unit in advance.
What has to be done in the first days after the birth?
The birth must be declared within 3 days at the hospital's birth declaration office, or within 10 days at the Comune of the birth or of the parents' residence, with valid ID and, for foreign parents, passports. We prepare the documents and go with you.