Pediatricians

A Pediatrician is not normally present at the birth however your baby will be examinded by the hospital Pediatrican during its' first few days, or at home if you have opted for a home or ambulant birth.  Once the baby is born the Mutter-Kind-Pass is used to record regular checks on your baby as follows:

Immediately after delivery - Apgar test
1 examination in the first week of life
1 hip ultrasound in first week of life
Blood test for PKU (tests for stoffwechselerkrenkungen) between 4 and 6 days (blood taken from heel prick)
1 examination in 4th to 6th week including orthopedic examination
1 hip ultrasound in the 12th to 16th week
1 examination in the 3rd to 5th month including ear-nose-throat examination
1 examination in the 7th to 9th month,br/> 1 examination in the 10th to 14th month

Immunisations

Routine immunisations are administered by your pediatrician and recorded in the Mutter-Kind-Pass (and/or a seperate immunisation pass issued by your Pediatirican).  The following vaccinations are standard in Austria:

From 3rd month (9th week)- 1st vaccination
Hepatitis B
DTP (Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough)
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae b)
Polio

From 4th month (13th week)- 2nd vaccination
Hepatitis B
DTP (Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough)
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae b)
Polio

From 5th month (17th week)- 3rd vaccination
Hepatitis B
DTP (Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough)
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae b)
Polio

From 14th month - vaccination
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)

2nd year - 4th vaccination
Hepatitis B
DTP (Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough)
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae b)
Polio

Finding a Pediatrician

* VBC Member-Recommended Doctors is a list of doctors recommended by VBC members. See Pediatrician section.

* Ärtzekammer Für Wien - Praxisplan is a website that allows you to search for a doctor based on certain criteria such as specialisation, location, insurance, and more.

* Vienna Medical Association, Service Department for Foreign Patients. Ph: 515 01 213. Daily 8am - 4pm.  This service can recommend English-speaking doctors

* Living in Vienna, a guide for the English-speaking community put out by the American Women's Association of Vienna.

* Your Embassy