In the space of twenty years, the number of premature births in France has increased from 4.5% to 6%. To reduce the stress experienced by families, France is considering launching an experiment. The device aims to support parents at home, by calling on medical teams specifically trained to meet their needs, as well as those of the infant.
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- The Ministry of Health plans to launch a three-year experiment to support parents of premature babies
- Inspired by a Swedish device, it aims to improve the situation of the families concerned by reducing the hospitalization of the baby and by providing medical support at home for the parents.
- Each year in France, around 60,000 babies are born before the 37th week of pregnancy.
In France, the number of premature births has been constantly increasing for several years. Every year in our country, approximately 60,000 babies are born before the 37th week of pregnancy (i.e. after eight and a half months of pregnancy).
Several factors explain this increase in premature births: late pregnancy, lifestyle, stress at work, etc. An often trying experience for parents, helpless and in the grip of great loneliness, especially when they return home without their child.
To improve the daily life of the families concerned, the Ministry of Health plans to launch an experiment of care of preterm infants at home. The initiative is inspired by a Swedish system which “would have proven“, argues the government entity.
Reduce hospitalization time and support parents
Provided directly by neonatology units, this service would reduce the time of hospitalization of the baby, as well as provide support to parents for the care and feeding of their infant.
Excellent news according to Charlotte Bouvard, president of the SOS Préma association. “Studies have shown that it improves infant development and the parent-child relationship. In many cases, ‘skin-to-skin’ or breastfeeding, facilitated by the presence of the baby at home, represents care in its own right”she told AFP.
This experiment should extend over a period of three years and will be the subject of a call for projects in order to select ten qualified medical teams. “It will feed the reflection with a view to a possible sustainability of the system“, specifies the ministry.
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