overcrowding

Family

Swedish midwives launch course on giving birth in cars

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.

hospitals

Cancer patient 'sent home to die' gets last-minute operation

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.

hospitals

Baby dies after Swedish hospital sends woman home

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.

hospital

Lis, 69, forced to sleep in Swedish hospital toilet

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.

hospital

Pots and pans sound hospital patient alarms

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.