Since 2006, as part of the CAPEDP pilot program, professionals have been making regular visits to young mothers in situations of psychosocial vulnerability. The goal is to provide...

The desire to have children, as well as the care and support provided during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth, have undergone profound changes over the past few decades. How is...

What if we were to once again give midwives a major role in childbirth? Sociologist Béatrice Jacques takes stock of this societal debate. Indeed, some professionals and families are...

To be heard, to discuss her fears as well as her birth plan: led by a midwife or, in some cases, a doctor, the early prenatal consultation (also known as the "4th-month pregnancy...

Several hospitals in France—including those in Montpellier and Brest—have implemented Nidcap, an innovative care program for extremely premature infants that involves parents in both...

How can we improve the quality of life for extremely premature infants so that they experience less stress and can develop under the best possible conditions? In several hospitals across...

Breastfeeding is not widespread in France, particularly among disadvantaged populations. Networks of perinatal care professionals support new mothers to create conditions more conducive...

Les Témoins, directed by André Téchiné, is a drama set at the beginning of the "AIDS era." Carefully avoiding any judgment, Téchiné shows how the emergence of AIDS forced a redefinition...

The aim of this book is to provide developers of prevention or health promotion programs for school-age children with a summary of the international scientific and technical literature...

At the initiative of the Fondation de France, youth health centers began to be established across the region starting in 1997. Geneviève Noël discusses the mission of these facilities,...