Practical guidance
Practical guides to living in Italy
This collection covers healthcare, pregnancy and childbirth, documents and emergency assistance in Italy.
Eight-part series
Having a baby in Italy: from your first appointment to the child’s documents
The guides explain the national rules and the practical pathway in Rimini and Emilia-Romagna.
Having a baby in Italy in 2026: from your first appointment to the child’s documents
Prenatal care, tests and ultrasound scans, choosing a maternity unit, epidural analgesia, costs and registering your baby.
Open the complete guide HealthcarePregnancy in Italy for foreign nationals: healthcare, insurance and residence permits
Where to seek care as a resident, tourist, EU citizen or person without current immigration status.
Find the right pathway TimelinePregnancy week by week: tests, ultrasound scans and screening
Your first appointment, combined screening, the anatomy scan, diabetes testing and preparing for the maternity unit.
Open the timeline CostsCost of giving birth in Italy: public healthcare, private clinics and insurance
When the public health system covers childbirth and what a private estimate includes.
Understand the costs Maternity careHow to choose a maternity unit and doctor in Italy
Neonatal care, epidural analgesia, birth partners, caesarean sections, water birth and choosing a particular specialist.
Compare the criteria Labour wardGiving birth in Italy: birth partners, epidurals, induction and caesareans
From admission to the first hours with your baby, including the options available at Rimini Hospital.
Read about labour and birth After birthDischarge, newborn screening and paediatric care
When you can go home, compulsory screening, family clinics, paediatric care and your baby’s first vaccinations.
After discharge DocumentsBirth registration, citizenship, residence permits and benefits
Birth declarations, the tax code, health card and family payments available in 2026.
Follow the stepsMedical situations
Practical guidance for travel and emergencies
Food allergies in Italian restaurants: what to ask before ordering
Nuts and other allergens in local dishes and sauces, what to tell the waiter and when to call 112.
Open the phrase guide Food and the seaSeafood poisoning in Italy: doctors, pharmacies and insurance
When to seek help, what to tell the doctor about the dish and which documents to keep for travel insurance.
Open the guide AmbulanceEmergency medical care in Italy: 112, 118 and Pronto Soccorso codes
How to call an ambulance, give the address, understand the level of urgency and request reassessment.
Understand the process Hot weatherOverheating or sunburn in Rimini: what to do
Safe cooling, caring for sunburnt skin and warning signs that require urgent medical help.
Read the guide Rimini beachWeever fish sting in Rimini: first aid
Warming the foot, symptoms that require medical attention and beach shoes with thick soles.
Read the guide Adriatic SeaJellyfish sting in Rimini: first aid
The jellyfish found around Rimini, how to treat the affected area and which symptoms require a call to 112.
Open the guide Bar or clubSomeone is unwell after drinking or you suspect their drink was spiked
How to check their breathing, why to place them in the recovery position and what to tell the 112 operator.
Open the guide Emergency assistanceDrug overdose in Italy: 112, breathing and naloxone
Warning signs, first aid, information about the substance and what the medical team needs to know.
Open the guide ChildrenChildhood vaccinations in Italy: the schedule and foreign records
Ten compulsory vaccinations, information from a foreign vaccination record and Rimini’s childhood vaccination clinic.
Understand the process