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 A pregnant woman was sent home from an emergency ward in Sweden with paracetamol after complaining about chest pains. She died hours later from a ruptured aorta. https://www.thelocal.se/20190627/pregnant-woman-sent-home-by-stockholm-hospital-dies-hours-later Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:39:11 +0200 pregnant-woman-sent-home-by-stockholm-hospital-dies-hours-later Overcrowding at a Swedish hospital has forced another two women to be flown to Finland to give birth. https://www.thelocal.se/20170704/more-mums-flown-to-finland-to-give-birth-due-to-overcrowding-at-swedish-hospital Tue, 04 Jul 2017 10:52:43 +0200 more-mums-flown-to-finland-to-give-birth-due-to-overcrowding-at-swedish-hospital Sweden's health watchdog has criticized a doctor after a pregnant woman was sent home and gave birth in the toilet moments after being told to take paracetamol. https://www.thelocal.se/20170322/swedish-health-watchdog-slams-doctor-after-woman-gives-birth-on-toilet Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:18:07 +0100 swedish-health-watchdog-slams-doctor-after-woman-gives-birth-on-toilet 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 hospital pressured by a lack of beds and staff coupled with a winter increase in patients has reported itself to the healthcare watchdog after a pregnant woman died in its emergency room. https://www.thelocal.se/20170116/pregnant-woman-died-in-overcrowded-hospital Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:46:22 +0100 pregnant-woman-died-in-overcrowded-hospital A woman has described how she was told to take paracetamol when she phoned a hospital in Ystad, southern Sweden, in pain. Just moments later she gave birth to a baby in the toilet. https://www.thelocal.se/20160927/woman-gives-birth-on-toilet-after-being-told-to-take-paracetamol Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:29:12 +0200 woman-gives-birth-on-toilet-after-being-told-to-take-paracetamol Raising a child in a foreign country can be both stressful and rewarding. Here, US writer Lisa Ferland shares her top reasons why she thinks Sweden is wonderful for expecting mums. https://www.thelocal.se/20160923/ten-reasons-why-its-awesome-being-knocked-up-in-sweden Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:05:41 +0200 ten-reasons-why-its-awesome-being-knocked-up-in-sweden Bestselling Nordic Noir author Camilla Läckberg has told of her joy at being pregnant with her 28-year-old wrestler partner on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20150820/baby-joy-for-swedish-crime-queen-camilla-lackberg-and-wrestler Thu, 20 Aug 2015 12:47:23 +0200 baby-joy-for-swedish-crime-queen-camilla-lackberg-and-wrestler Princess Madeleine and her husband Christopher O'Neill announced on Tuesday that they were expecting their first child, with royal experts predicting the baby will be a major boost for the royal family. https://www.thelocal.se/20130903/50026 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:16:00 +0200 50026 Coffee guzzling mums-to-be risk longer pregnancies but smaller babies, according to Swedish researchers who are now advising pregnant women they should reduce their caffeine intake as much as possible. https://www.thelocal.se/20130221/46326 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:16:00 +0100 46326 A 65-year-old man from northern Sweden was shocked recently when doctors explained that the results from a urine test revealed he was pregnant. https://www.thelocal.se/20120629/41734 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:40:00 +0200 41734 A man and a woman in their sixties were charged by Umeå District Court in northern Sweden after threatening a pregnant woman with gun and physical violence when she tried to pee in their yard. https://www.thelocal.se/20120403/40058 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:58:00 +0200 40058 A grandmother's quick walk with her dog through a park in western Sweden took longer than expected last week after she stopped to help another woman give birth in the grass. https://www.thelocal.se/20110817/35588 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:44:00 +0200 35588 A couple from western Sweden was forced to give up their adopted son when his biological mother changed her mind eight months after giving him up for adoption. https://www.thelocal.se/20110615/34356 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:49:00 +0200 34356 A landmark court ruling in which four women showed that Sweden’s National Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) discriminated against them by denying them sick benefits during their pregnancies has been upheld on appeal. https://www.thelocal.se/20100930/29338 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:43:00 +0200 29338 Fewer than one in ten pregnant women in Sweden report drinking alcohol when asked by maternity clinics, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20090121/17046 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:47:00 +0100 17046 Thousands of pregnant women in Sweden are assaulted every year by their husbands or boyfriends, according to two Swedish studies. But despite calls from experts, the Board of Health and Welfare is refusing to implement national guidelines forcing maternity clinics to ask about violence. https://www.thelocal.se/20061227/5913 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:39:00 +0100 5913