To start with, Sweden offers family planning advice and medical assistance for those who can't get pregnant naturally. For example by offering free IVF treatments for married or long-term couples. The demand for IVF has increased in recent years, as women want to have their children later and later and also lesbian couples are taking the opportunity to have their own child. .
Furthermore all obstetrician and gynecologist checks are paid for by the state to take this financial load of the parent's shoulders. Also the number of midwives is supposed to have increased in recent years, to supply sufficient help during pregnancy and childbirth, so that the mother feels safe and well cared for, actual numbers contradict this statement. In 2000 there were about 7100 midwives in Sweden, this number decreased to only approximately 6000 midwifes in 2014. This could be due to the fact that midwifes require educational training, which takes time and costs money, however once they are successfully trained, they only receive 26 196 euros per year, which is slightly lower than the average income of 27 216 euros. This difference isn't significant but there might be better-paid jobs to take for women or jobs with the same income, which don't require training. In order to increase the number of midwifes, Sweden might have to consider increasing their income.
Subsidized child-care is also offered by the government by a state supported child-care system. There are also tax breaks for parents who want to put their child into a private child-care environment, so they still have to pay but much less than parents have to pay in other countries. These incentives were put in place so that women can go back to work to follow their career and earn money for the family. As the child-care system is free more women will take advantage of it and go back to work after having their child. Parents also have the opportunity for extremely long parental leaves with high percentages of their wages after birth.