Midwives in Sweden, who are not covered by the law on information obligation, face an ethical conflict as they may be forced to register newborns, which could deter undocumented women from seeking care for fear of deportation, according to midwife Emma Gasslander. (translated)
Women's health must be taken seriously. The Social Democrats are running in the election with the goal of having one midwife per giving woman. (translated)
No competition when cultural doulas for 24 million were procured by Region Sthlm. The politician pointed with a firm hand, the administration obeyed. Documentation is missing. The prioritization: per patient, this corresponds to the salary cost for a midwife for one week. (translated)
Former midwife Agneta Bergenheim is charged with having conducted home births despite a ban from the authorities, and now faces trial where she plans to defend her methods and her practice. (translated)
In an opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter, 17 experts argue that the Swedish midwifery education is too short and must be extended to five years to meet the profession's demands for advanced clinical decisions and to ensure that students achieve their educational goals in a time of declining birth rates and pressured working conditions. (translated)
En bebis dog efter en lång förlossning på det barnmorskeledda centret BB Gårda i Göteborg, vilket har lett till att barnmorskan nu anmälts till Inspektionen för vård och omsorg (Ivo) av Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset. #BBGårda #barnmorska #förlossning
På BB Gårda i Göteborg avslutades en förlossning tragiskt med att barnet dog, vilket nu har lett till att barnmorskan anmälts till Ivo för att ha brutit mot vårdstandarder och rutiner, enligt sjukhusets obstetrikavdelning. #BBGårda #förlossning #barnmorska
On the way to Hudiksvall for a study visit together with S and C. We will visit an understaffed psychiatry and maternity ward. Not a single employed midwife. There is great local and regional concern for the hospital as the situation is critical even in the emergency department and other units. (translated)
