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.
A reader got in touch to ask how much it costs to give birth in Sweden if you don't have a personnummer (the ten-digit social security code). The Local explains the different factors to be aware of if you're in this situation.
UPDATED: Children born in England are one-and-a-half times more likely to die before they reach the age of five than those born in Sweden, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
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.
A baby died at a hospital in Västerås after medical staff waited too long to carry out an emergency caesarean section, according to Sweden's watchdog the Health and Social Care Inspectorate.
A scientific study of millions of children in Sweden published on Tuesday suggests the risk of infants developing autism after their mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy may be lower than previously expected.
Being overweight or obese in the first trimester of pregnancy could be linked to a higher risk of bearing a child with epilepsy, Swedish researchers have shown.
Sweden's centre-left government has allocated another 500 million kronor ($57 million) to improve maternity care in the country in its new budget proposal amid concerns being raised by expectant mothers.
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.
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.
A Swede who tried to have his paternity revoked after his wife gave birth to twins, rather than the one child he was hoping for, has lost his case in the country's highest court.
Plans to allow single women in Sweden to have fertility treatment funded by taxpayers are expected to come into force next year. The new rules would allow the same reproductive rights to singles as women in a relationship.
A Swedish study has found that paracetamol can interfere with the brain development of children, and can even be dangerous for the unborn children of pregnant women.
Women who eat a lot of garlic at the start of their pregnancy are less likely to give birth prematurely, a finding that has Swedish researchers scratching their heads and getting ready to find out why.
Swedish midwives monitor women's well-being during pregnancy, keeping costs low by keeping 'test-happy' doctors at bay. Tradition and a strong midwives union have kept them in charge, with Sweden the second best place in the world to give birth.
Pregnant women in southern Sweden can now be sent to hospital in neighbouring Denmark, but the move increases the risk that multiresistant bacteria will spread across the Öresund bridge, experts warned.
