Breastfeeding
'Make a law to protect breastfeeding in public'
Mothers who breastfeed in public should be given legal protection against people who tell them to cover up, a new group argues.
Breastmilk drug could fight resistant bacteria
Swedish researchers may have found a solution to the growing resistance to antibiotics in the most unlikely of places — breastmilk.
Sweden mulls banning babies in formula ads
Using photos of babies to market baby formula could soon be banned in Sweden, as the government bids to discourage mothers from choosing powdered milk over breastfeeding.
'A new law is not the right formula'
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 <i>Christine Demsteader</i>.
Man beats breastfeeding wife for being ‘lazy’
A 26-year-old man from Helsingborg, in southern Sweden, has been sentenced to prison after severely whipping his wife with electrical cables when she chose to nurse their daughter instead of preparing him a snack.
Twitter storm over 'official' Swedish breasts
A Swedish woman serving as the curator of Sweden's official Twitter account has posted pictures of herself breastfeeding and whipped up an online storm just days after her takeover of the account.
Breastfeeding mum in Swedish car wreck
A woman who was breastfeeding her weeks-old infant while behind the wheel is under criminal suspicion after crashing into a truck on a motorway in western Sweden.
Ban mums' bare boobs: young Swedes
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.