For preterm children born at 22 to 34 weeks’ gestation, rates of survival and survival without severe or moderate neuromotor or sensory disabilities have increased during the past two decades, but these children remain at high risk of developmental delay. Abstract Objectives: To describe neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years corrected age for…

Various maternal postures can be performed from the beginning of labor in case of fetal occiput posterior position. A randomized controlled trial (EVADELA) showed that lateral asymmetric decubitus posture did not facilitate rotation of fetal head. Abstract: Background: Fetal occiput posterior (OP) positions are associated with poorer maternal…

If all of the four measures were applied (delivery in a maternity unit with appropriate level of neonatal care; administration of antenatal corticosteroids; hypothermia prevention; and surfactant within 2 hours of birth or early CPAP if birth before 28 weeks), there would be a 18% reduction in mortality before discharge, without any increase of…

The rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies have been proposed as indicators of obstetrical quality of care and as indicators of implementation of evidence-based medicine. However there are wide variations in the rates of both indicators in European countries and a negative correlation is observed between these rates. Our results suggest…

Sorry, this entry is only available in French. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.La prochaine Enquête Nationale Périnatale se tiendra du 14 au 20 mars 2016. Elle apportera des informations utiles pour connaître la situation périnatale…

There is currently no consensus for the screening and treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely preterm infants. Less pharmacological closure and more supportive management has been observed without evidence to support these changes. In a population-based cohort of extremely preterm infants (EPIPAGE 2), screening echocardiography…

Proposing and evaluating interventions for improving the management of labour in nulliparas could help to maintain caesarean rates and mitigate increases among multiparas in the future Abstract Objective The caesarean rate increased in France between 1995 and 2003, but remained stable between 2003 and 2010. Our objective was to analyze these…

Poor mental health is more frequent in women with disadvantaged social characteristics Abstract Introduction Self-rated mental health is a useful indicator to examine the positive dimension of mental health and psychological well-being. The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of poor self-rated mental health during…

Le dépistage anténatal du retard de croissance intra-utérin (RCIU) demeure faible en France, alors qu’une échographie est systématiquement proposée à toutes les femmes au troisième trimestre de grossesse. Moins d’un quart des enfants porteurs d’un RCIU sont suspectés en anténatal et, parmi les enfants présentant une suspicion de…