https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Two Swedish midwives have launched a course teaching expectant parents how to act if they have to go through the process of giving birth in a car, as the impending closure of a maternity ward means the journey to the nearest maternity unit will soon become far greater. https://www.thelocal.se/20170116/swedish-midwives-launch-course-on-giving-birth-in-cars Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:39:57 +0100 swedish-midwives-launch-course-on-giving-birth-in-cars A Swedish cancer patient who was "sent home to die" has been granted a last-minute operation after her case was covered by local and national media. https://www.thelocal.se/20160803/cancer-patient-who-was-sent-home-to-die-granted-last-minute-operation Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:41:29 +0200 cancer-patient-who-was-sent-home-to-die-granted-last-minute-operation A lack of space at a clinic in southern Sweden resulted in a heavily pregnant woman being sent home despite showing signs of pre-eclampsia, and may have contributed to the death of her unborn child. https://www.thelocal.se/20160711/baby-dies-after-swedish-hospital-sends-woman-home Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:27:23 +0200 baby-dies-after-swedish-hospital-sends-woman-home Overcrowding is becoming so serious in Swedish hospitals that in some cases patients are being forced to sleep and eat in rooms described as toilets. https://www.thelocal.se/20110804/35352 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:42:00 +0200 35352 An overcrowded hospital in Gothenburg has resorted to giving patients in a children's ward saucepans and spoons to summon assistance in emergency situations, according to a union report. https://www.thelocal.se/20110204/31842 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:07:00 +0100 31842