From two lines on the test to the first birthday, in Prague and in Czech: the gynaecologist and the těhotenská průkazka, registering at a porodnice, the birth itself, the matrika and the rodný list, the 60-day OAMP deadline for the baby's papers, finding a pediatr who takes new patients, mateřská and rodičák, and the everyday baby words nobody teaches. Written for foreign parents-to-be in Prague, whatever language they grew up with, by people who have been through it.
The morning of the positive test and the first visit to a Czech gynekoložka: how to book it, what she asks, why the insurance card in your wallet matters more than you think (public versus komerční, and the waiting period that can swallow a pregnancy), and how to read the first pages of the těhotenská průkazka you will carry for nine months.
The rhythm of Czech prenatal check-ups from week 8 to the due date, what happens at every visit, which screenings come when and who pays for them, how to read the numbers your gynekolog writes into the průkazka, and what rizikové těhotenství and a neschopenka mean for your days and your pay.
How to choose between Podolí, Apolinář, Motol and the rest, what the online sign-up form really asks a foreigner for, what a předporodní kurz and a hospital tour cost in 2026, and how to get through the week-36 check-in with your referral, your results and your birth wishes.
When and how to tell your employer, what the ban on dismissal covers and where it has holes, why the paper maternity form vanished in 2025 and an SMS identifier replaced it, how to pick your start date, how to fill in the notice for HR, and the two weeks of otcovská the father has to claim himself.
The night it starts: how to say how often the contractions come, what happens at příjem, why the midwife suddenly says ty, the words you will hear on the porodní sál, a císař if it comes to that, the šestinedělí ward, the heel prick, and how to read the baby's discharge report before you carry the vajíčko out.
Which papers to carry to the matrika of Praha 4, how the sworn translation of your marriage certificate can betray your passport spelling, why there is no field for a patronymic, what -ová does to a foreign surname since 2022, and how to read the rodný list line by line.
Why a baby born in Prague to non-EU parents is a foreigner with sixty days to get a permit, how to beat the consulate queue with an incomplete application at OAMP Cigánkova, why the health insurer sends an invoice for a newborn, when the rodné číslo arrives, and how to fill in the residence form field by field.
How to find a paediatrician who still takes new patients before the birth, what happens at the first visit and the check-ups of the first year, why well-baby hours and sick hours never meet, the hexavalent vaccine and the Czech calendar, how to read the zdravotní a očkovací průkaz, and the exact words for the morning call when the baby has a temperature.
Breastfeeding words with a lactation consultant, the výbavička list, chemist versus pharmacy, second-hand culture, prams, and how to answer the neighbour who asks whether the baby is cold.
How to apply for the rodičovský příspěvek at the Úřad práce, who among foreigners is entitled and why the 365-day rule from the queue is out of date, how fast to spend the 350,000 Kč pot, where porodné, the old přídavek and the tax credit fit, why daycare is a waiting list, and the rhymes, baby talk and cake of Daniel's first birthday.
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