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There are many reasons for not being able or willing to breastfeed. The 1177 website provides advice on bottle feeding and replacement.
Did you know that Norway was the first country in the world to introduce earmarked paternity leave?
Sweden was the first country in the world to introduce shared parental leave in the 1970s, but it was only after Norway’s example in the 1990s that Sweden also earmarked paternity leave. Studies seem to unanimously show that it is only when days are earmarked that it has an effect and fathers start taking leave.
Since 2000, the proportion of days taken by fathers has increased in all Nordic countries, albeit slowly. Denmark, in particular, is struggling. When they removed their two(!!) weeks of earmarked paternity leave after a 4-year ‘trial’ 20 years ago, the percentage of days taken by fathers dropped again. Now it is slowly increasing, and according to Danish research, this is partly due to a change in norms, with men being inspired by other men. Another reason is that more and more employers are including the right to paternity leave in their collective agreements.
Sweden and Iceland currently have the longest paternity leave ratio in the world in their systems (3 months) and in both countries fathers take on average around 30% of total parental leave. In Denmark, around 10% of parental leave is taken by fathers.
In all countries, the systems are designed according to a heterosexual nuclear family norm and there are some differences in the impact of parental insurance on different groups in different countries. However, there does not seem to be much research in this area.
As far as parental insurance is concerned, you can think what you like about state intervention versus the family’s own freedom of choice. However, if you generally want fathers to take parental leave from work, the fatherhood quota seems to have the desired effect.
There are many reasons for not being able or willing to breastfeed. The 1177 website provides advice on bottle feeding and replacement.
Some babies may need to be formula-fed for the first few days. You have the right to receive information and help from health professionals about what applies to your child.
WHO rekommenderar uteslutande amning under de första 6 månaderna. UNNA stödjer detta till fullo liksom fortsatt amning tillsammans med introduktion av en varierad kost enligt råd från barnhälsovården.
The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. UNNA fully supports this as well as continued breastfeeding along with the introduction of a varied diet as advised by child health services.