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First-time Swedish mothers reach average age of 29.15

Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:37:44 +0200

New statistics show that there is a fairly big gap between first-time mothers in Sweden depending on where they live, with education and career aspirations appearing to be the main factors.

Sweden drops to 'third best' place to be a mum

Tue, 06 May 2014 18:42:00 +0200

Sweden offers the world's third best deal for mothers, but was beaten to the top spot by two neighbours. In contrast, the new report said that Somalia and the US needed to buck up and invest in maternal and infant health.

Sweden plummets in income equality ranking

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:25:00 +0200

The living conditions of most Swedes have improved in recent decades, but income inequality is growing rapidly, according to a new OECD report, which saw Sweden drop 14 spots from its first place ranking in 1995.

'Women's bodies aren't simply containers'

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:20:00 +0100

Lifting Sweden's ban on surrogate motherhood would facilitate the trade in women and children, argue Mia Fahlén of the Swedish Women Doctors Association and Gertrud Åström of the Swedish Women's Lobby.

Dads often keep custody after killing kids' mums

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:08:00 +0100

More than 120 children in Sweden have had their mothers killed by their fathers in the last decade, with the dads nevertheless retaining custody of their children in four out of ten cases, according to a new review.

'A new law is not the right formula'

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:56:00 +0100

Sweden’s severe ‘breast is best’ mindset only serves to push newborns away from the bosoms of mothers who fail at feeding time, argues The Local’s Christine Demsteader.

Agency to probe Swedish mothers' sick leave

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:19:00 +0200

Swedish mothers stay home with sick children more often than fathers, leading to a huge gap in leave days and prompting a government inquiry to be carried out by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan).

Big baby girls become fat mums: Swedish study

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:08:00 +0100

A study in Uppsala has concluded that overweight baby girls are more likely to become obese women, who in turn are more likely to have obese babies.

Ban mums' bare boobs: young Swedes

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:26:00 +0200

Three out of four young Swedes think that breastfeeding mothers ought to keep their tops on in restaurants, bars and on public transport, according to a new survey.

Winter births bring higher depression risk: Swedish study

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:39:00 +0200

New mothers of children born in the last three months of the year have twice as high a risk of suffering from depression than do women who give birth during other times of the year, a new Swedish study shows.

Minister: housewives threaten EU economy

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:16:00 +0100

The housewife is becoming a threat to European growth, according to Birgitta Ohlsson, Sweden’s EU Minister.

Older mothers at risk of psychosis: study

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:22:00 +0100

First-time mothers over the age of 35 run a greater risk of suffering from a psychosis after delivery than younger women, a new Swedish study conducted at Karolinska Institutet (KI) shows.

Report: mothers in Sweden have it best

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:43:00 +0200

Sweden is the world’s best country in which to be a mother, according to a new report published by Save the Children.