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🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

EK wants to abolish home care support and remove availability consideration

The Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) proposes measures to facilitate work-related immigration to Finland due to declining birth rates and workforce availability concerns.

Mar 23 • 05:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

An employee with a high-risk pregnancy requested to work from home, was denied, and her baby died following a premature birth: Justice ordered a compensation of 22.5 million dollars

A significant court ruling in the U.S. has ordered a company to pay $22.5 million in damages after an employee's high-risk pregnancy request for remote work was denied, leading to the tragic death of her premature baby.

Mar 20 • 13:15 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Horrific crime: man committed the unimaginable in a childbirth home

A young man shot his wife shortly after she gave birth at a hospital in Homewood, Alabama, before turning the gun on himself.

Mar 19 • 12:10 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Home Office Study: Opportunity Makes Parents

A recent study indicates that couples working from home are more likely to have children, with findings showing a 14% higher birthrate among home office users in Germany compared to those who do not work from home.

Mar 18 • 15:33 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Is this a way to increase the birth rate? Scientists: Working couples from home have more children

A new study suggests that couples who work from home are having more children, which could help address declining birth rates in Poland and Germany.

Mar 18 • 10:59 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Is home office changing demographics? Couples decide to have more children

Poland is facing a demographic crisis with declining birth rates and an aging population, similar to Germany, which is causing concern for future economic sustainability.

Mar 18 • 10:59 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

BKUS and PSKUS doctors operate on a newborn just minutes after birth – after four days the baby is already home

Doctors from the Children’s Hospital and Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital performed an emergency surgery on a newborn girl shortly after her birth, and she was able to return home just four days later.

Mar 17 • 12:45 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Eight days of home support after giving birth: this is the Kraamzorg system, the model of support for new mothers in the Netherlands

The Kraamzorg system in the Netherlands provides new mothers with eight days of professional in-home support following childbirth, focusing on clinical monitoring, health education, emotional assistance, and practical help.

Mar 14 • 04:30 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

The number of recipients of home care support has collapsed

The number of parents receiving home care support in Finland has significantly decreased due to a decline in birth rates and changes in parental leave policies.

Mar 12 • 10:44 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Fewer and fewer people are receiving home care support

The number of people receiving home care support in Finland has nearly halved over the last decade due to declining birth rates and changing usage patterns.

Mar 12 • 04:13 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

Death of mother and child in home childbirth: regional court maintains prison sentences

The Zemgale regional court has upheld a nearly three-year prison sentence for individuals accused of causing a mother and child's death during home childbirth.

Mar 10 • 13:49 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Chilean tourist discovers pregnancy at SC airport while going into labor and returns home a year later

A Chilean woman unexpectedly gave birth after arriving at the Florianópolis Airport in Brazil and had to extend her stay for a year to care for her premature baby.

Mar 7 • 09:01 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Trial Begins in Neu-Ulm: Baby Dies After Home Birth; Mother and Daughter in Court

The trial concerns a mother and grandmother accused of negligent homicide after a baby died following an unassisted home birth.

Mar 3 • 14:33 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Trial Begins in Neu-Ulm: Baby Dies After Home Birth - Mother and Daughter in Court

A mother and her mother face trial for negligent homicide following the death of a baby born at home without medical assistance.

Mar 3 • 14:33 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Trial Begins in Neu-Ulm: Baby Dies After Home Birth Without Doctor - Two Women in Court

Two women face charges of negligent homicide after a newborn died following a planned home birth without medical assistance in Neu-Ulm, Germany.

Mar 3 • 09:01 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Reijo Jylhä Came Home Drunk While His Wife Was About to Give Birth - A Five-Year-Old's Question Left Everyone Speechless

Finnish skiing legend Reijo Jylhä shares a humorous yet poignant story about coming home drunk when his wife was about to give birth, highlighting the innocence of his children during that tense moment.

Feb 27 • 08:30 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

We must be able to talk openly about the benefits of free birth

The article discusses the need for open conversations about the benefits of free childbirth and the challenges faced by women choosing this option in Norway.

Feb 26 • 07:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

16-year-old girl gave birth at home and abandoned baby found in a trash can in the interior of SP, police say

A 16-year-old girl in Brazil gave birth at home and abandoned her newborn in a dumpster, sparking a police investigation.

Feb 25 • 15:50 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Tragedy in Pakruoj District: A woman who gave birth to a stillborn child was hospitalized but refused to stay

A woman in Pakruoj District, Lithuania, gave birth to a stillborn male infant and was hospitalized but later refused hospitalization and returned home.

Feb 22 • 07:31 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

A woman came to the hospital after a home birth. Instead of help, they called the police on her. She awarded 75 thousand.

A Czech woman who sought medical assistance after a home birth was instead reported to the police, leading to a court awarding her compensation of 75,000 CZK.

Feb 17 • 14:34 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

MARI-VIVIAN ELLAM ⟩ Am I not considered dangerous as a stay-at-home mother?

Mari-Vivian Ellam, a mother of five, reflects on the societal perceptions of stay-at-home mothers in Estonia, feeling fulfilled yet criticized amid low birth rates.

Feb 16 • 09:17 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Sports

Family First... Kiwi Pacer Returns Home Amid T20 World Cup, Increasing NZ's Tension

New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has returned home for the birth of his first child, leaving him unavailable for the final group match against Canada.

Feb 15 • 05:43 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Letters to the Editor: Women Should Lift Their Gaze from Their Pregnant Bellies

A letter argues that women contemplating home births should consider their responsibilities towards their unborn child, the father, and potential siblings.

Feb 10 • 14:38 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Letter to the Editor. Give all women the same opportunity to give birth at home

The article advocates for equal support for home births for women in Sweden.

Feb 10 • 13:28 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Midwife under investigation: Continued home births

A midwife, previously ordered by health authorities to stop conducting home births, is now under investigation for allegedly continuing her practice.

Feb 10 • 12:54 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Melody chose to give birth at home without a midwife: 'It was my dream'

A woman named Melody decided to give birth at home without medical assistance, inspired by stories shared on social media and podcasts about unassisted births.

Feb 8 • 04:59 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Tasmania explores homebirths, AMA says focus should be making hospitals comfortable

The Tasmanian government is developing a public homebirth model to allow midwives to support women who choose to give birth at home, despite concerns from the Australian Medical Association about safety.

Feb 7 • 21:11 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Life & Tech

Ram Charan's home sees the birth of twins, know why and how twins are born

South Indian actor Ram Charan and his wife Upasana have welcomed twins, a boy and a girl, marking a joyous occasion celebrated by fans following the news shared by Ram's father, Chiranjeevi.

Feb 3 • 07:28 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

Lucía Torres, psychiatrist: "Birth order does not set a destiny, but it is key to reading the emotional score that each child has in their home"

Psychiatrist Lucía Torres discusses how birth order affects emotional dynamics within families, noting that older siblings often bear idealized expectations from parents while younger siblings benefit from more emotional flexibility.

Jan 11 • 04:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
World

Despite Prussian origin and Italian home, this man called himself a Slavonian

Franjo Trenk, a Prussian soldier known for leading Trenk's Pandurs during the wars of Maria Theresa, identified as a Slavonian despite his roots in Prussia and birth in southern Italy.

Dec 29 • 08:09 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Life & Tech

She thought she was unwell, but discovers she is pregnant: shock birth in La Spezia

A 30-year-old woman in La Spezia unexpectedly gave birth at home on Christmas Eve after mistaking labor pains for an illness, unaware that she was pregnant.

Dec 27 • 15:05 UTC

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