The payouts don't stop there. Court cases to come with that. Thanks for these comments! :). On pregnancy: Most women will never once see an obstetrician during their pregnancy. You are entitled to receive child benefit from the month after the child is born or from the month after you qualify, if entitlement to child benefit arises at a later date. Thank you for reading. If the child is born in Norway, the mother will automatically receive child benefit around 2 months after the child is born. It was nice to read your whole article :), yea Good day! You have to learn to live with a long vinter and therefore children goes to barnehage. About not helping people it is considered rude to intervene in other peoples business, and sometimes that can be a bit backwards when you really really need help. You will be given a form (Helsekort For Gravide) which will document all the above. You just need to get out and about a bit. I am from Europe though and was wondering if you’d like to start series about foreigners mothers living in the US. This is a very narrow minded view on Norway. The husband is automatically recognised as the baby’s father and both parents will automatically receive shared parental responsibility. There’s a reason why you don’t have many obese kids in Norway. This is one of my favorite Cup of Jo posts ever! So if you earn more than that, you loose quite some money.Yes, it’s great that men are participating in child care etc and all the Scandinavian countries esp. A review of 53 international studies conducted in 2012 found that rates of early breastfeeding are lower after cesarean than after vaginal delivery. If communism for an american is state schools and hospitals who does not make a great g where on the one side stands the ones with the money and on the other side those who does not have them ( not always their fault) then guess this is communism then… I rather cal Norway a social democratic country, as will most political scientist….. The same goes for cohabitants who are registered at the same address in the People’s Register (Folkeregister) at the time of the baby’s  birth. Sure, we dont encourage people to excel (i.e. We are still in Stockholm, but will be back in Oslo more permanently in April. But you would of course get more ultrasound by the hospital, if there is any sign of mother or baby in distress…. You can usually invite your partner to accompany you if you wish. There are post-natal groups after the baby is born, babysang (singing groups), exercise classes, mom’s/dad’s activity groups, baby swimming, and plenty to do in town with other parents who have kids of the same age. Thank you! That’s typical. They don’t even get to move a year up in school, even if their abilities surpasses the one they’re in. I have been told that if you push hard enough and explain that perhaps your first birth was not great that you REALLY want a C Section…they will listen to you. Remember the demonstrations in USA against the judgment of Trayvon Martin? Books and magazines Terrible. Very interesting article. Perhaps all zebras just seem more similar, at least initially, to someone who is not a zebra? So I tapped a couple of searches into Google and came up with some links of sites you may want to contact. I still had to sit through all the boring English classes, learning shit I already knew. Or where should i go to get more informations? Have to learn Norwegian first :0. After living here for over 20 years, I can’t but completely disagree, especially about the food. However, you may not demand other or more examinations than those normally offered. During my pregnancy I met with my GP and the midwife regularly, every four week I went to either the doctor or the midwife. If the child is born in Norway after you have been registered in the population register, the child benefit will, as a general rule, be granted automatically. I am adopted and I have two adopted children. If the child was born in Norway, the mother is automatically granted entitlement to child benefit from NAV roughly two months after the child is born. Then I got a ultrasound in my 8th week and they detected the heartbeat and have to go back for my 18th week ultrasound. North Americans are taught from a very young age to reach for the top in every endeavor (Gotta be #1). Supermarkets are tiny compared to anything in the USA, so prepare for withdrawal. The meat is quite good, but expensive (the government keeps the use of antibiotics to the lowest in Europe). It kind of freaked me out. I still wouldn’t trade my life here and have created an expat mamma group in my area so I essentially get to have my cake and eat it too ;-). On playground culture:This part in the text, I’m sorry to say, is a lot of noncense, at least if you live in one of the cities. Thank you very much for the information about the midwife center & moms and toddler group. Eighth appointment: Week 40 For those of you who are curious to see your baby before your first ultrasound, you can have private ultrasounds done. Child benefit is granted from the month following the birth of the child or from the month after the conditions are met. I promise you your neighbours do appreciate them. Posted in Cultural Bits, Living, Pregnancy | Tags: antenatel, birth, Eliot, gravide, jordmor, lege, midwife, morkake, Norway, oslo, pregnancy, Sarah. We did this for baby #2 and used a facility in Lysaker http://www.ultralydklinikken.no/ – again, it’s private and a little costly but worth doing. I think it has limited application in Norway in 2013. Nordic co-operation has been formalised by way of agreements between the countries. I could have sworn I’ve been to your blog before but after browsing through a few of the articles I realized it’s new to me. Thanks for sharing! Are you expecting a child? When you get to 36 weeks they will probably give you an appointment every two weeks to keep a check on you. I’ve booked in to sit with HR in a couple of weeks so hopefully she can help me. I also disagree with her point of view on the the pregnancy and birth process. It’s not. I learned English and was fluent when I came back to Norway. Norway is great in a lot of ways – many which have been outlined in this blog post. The helsestasjon is in Sanvdika (Rådmann Halmrasts vei 2, 1337 Sandvika, Norway) and I had such a wonderful midwife there called Anne Julie. Be sure to ask your doctor about any doubts or questions you may have. I do hope the hospital facilities are more up to date than their online presence :-) I must admit the hospital did look a little old when I was last there but I’m assured that because they only process 2000 births a year (rather than 7000 births like some other Oslo hospitals) I should be in good hands. Vispipuuro is eaten with just milk while rice porridge is served with cinnamon, sugar and milk. Haha, always fun when people is generalizing stuff. Literature: My midwife gave me some fantastic books and leaflets to read – I’ve found them online. I live only 5-6 bus stops from you, at St. Hanshaugen. We loved the American friendliness towards pregnant women and women with strollers blew us away, and there really is nothing to do if you are a stay-at-home mom beyond age one. Swaddling blanket. Example: in the US a parents can even claim their children back if the child has been adopted to another family just because they have improved their life and can proof they could be better parents than before the child was taken from them. They ask, and the person they ask is supposed to say that everything is great, super…. Also about the food. All pregnant women in Norway are offered an ultrasound examination around week 18 of their pregnancy. In Norway, the needs of the individual are subordinate to the good of the collective. However, you may choose whether you want to go to a midwife at a Maternity and Child Health Care Centre, to a General Practitioner (GP), or to a private midwife/gynaecologist. If you’re not Norwegian they’re pretty hard to find so here is one that I know of http://mammanett.no/baby/gratis. Very well captured. But then again I live in Oslo and probably things are different in smaller places. Blood tests (for syphilis, HIV, Rubella, Hepatitis B and C) and other extra tests if necessary, based on your history. Co-sleeping is quite normal the first year. Anyway, Norway sounds fascinating! But if you want to keep your kid indoors when it’s a bit chilly, kids in Norway would stay in nearly half the year. It was interesting to here the American perspective. Hopefully this will answer some of your questions and give you a better overview of the process in Norway. Well, otherwise a nice article to read, I could comment more, but the weather is nice so I plan to paddle over to the other side of Mjøsa today in a kayak. This is where they look at the neck to detect if there are any problems. Also you can breastfeed openly wherever you want! P.S. What I like about Norway is the drinking water, the nature, the beautiful scenery. This was a very negative description of Norway. Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions. It’s made from barley, oats, rye, potato starch (Helmipuuro), semolina (including Vispipuuro which uses lingonberry), rice. I really recommend finding yourself a midwife. I’m an American living in Oslo with my Norwegian husband and our 3 kids. I think that might be an interesting topic. U.S. law requires special programs for both handicapped and gifted/exceptional children so they can advance at their own pace with others sharing similar abilities. I’ve lived in Norway for the first 23 years of my life, and now I’m living in the US on my third year with my american husband. Cabbage leafs filled with ground meat and rice. When you are pregnant, you are offered pregnancy check-ups. Dear sarah, congratulations for the birth of our baby and thanks a lot for sharing informations and your experience. Just think of how you feel if you have to get up early deprived of sleep. In general, birth in Norway does not, in itself, confer Norwegian citizenship as its law uses jus sanguinis policy.

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