Tips & insights

The first PUSH report
PUSH Food is a Swedish initiative to unite actors who work in and for the food system in different ways in a common effort towards a health-promoting food system. The first PUSH report has focused on making visible the work that is already being done by various actors towards sustainability and to promote a healthy life for all. The report calls for action and unity, for a change that is needed. Read more...
Book tip: Being born and giving birth
A book by photographer Emilia Bergmark-Jiménez about the first border between life and death - a result of the project Swedish Births where Emilia has attended and photographed a large number of births. In the book, you can follow several births with different conditions and processes in text and pictures. An incredible book and stories that are truly touching! Read more...
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Read "The Tender Mother"
A personal story about the overwhelming struggle with and against the body's conditions, about breastfeeding, intertwined with politics and art objects around breastfeeding throughout history. The Tender Mother, a book... Read more...
Thoughtful and well-formulated about the time as a new mother
Hanna and Linnea (Hanapee and Nea) have the popular podcast Surret. They are both parents of young children and in connection with Nea's second pregnancy, they made a special pregnancy episode, where they talk about pregnancy, childbirth and the first days as a mother. About 60 minutes into episode #62, Nea, who has not been able to breastfeed, talks about her thoughts on the subject. Nice and thought-provoking! Read more...
About small, important portions of taste
Food allergies can be prevented in the first six months of life. Read an exciting study from researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the University of Oslo about how early, very small taste portions can make the immune system tolerant. The article was published in The Lancet in the summer of 2022. Read more...
Podcast tip of the week - Medicinvetarna #64: Can allergies be cured?
Does breastfeeding protect against allergies (no), does antibiotic use increase the risk (probably not) and should you have a dog at home when the baby arrives to reduce the risk of asthma (yes). Exciting insights and answers from Erik Melén, pediatrician and professor at the Department of Clinical Research and Education, Södersjukhuset at Karolinska Institutet. Read more...