[What are the considerations for medium prematurity?] / Quelles considérations pour la moyenne prématurité ?

Despite its high prevalence, moderate prematurity has been little studied in comparison with great or very great prematurity. In order to better understand the causes of this under-representation in the literature and in post-hospital care, this article proposes to analyze the historical and medical issues surrounding prematurity, and to investigate the different representations, by caregivers and parents, of the subject of intermediate prematurity. A necessary step in the evolution of practices.

[Post-hospital support for families: current situation and outlook]. / L'accompagnement posthospitalier des familles : état des lieux et perspectives.

After neonatal hospitalization, our healthcare system offers multidisciplinary care for premature babies and their families during the first years of life. However, there are disparities and gaps, particularly in the case of medium prematurity. Maternal and child protection, a major player in early prevention and family follow-up, is a partner likely to be able to deploy post-hospital support perspectives in favor of child development and parenting support.

[Registries of birth defects: a tool for monitoring, research, and evaluation of interventions]. / Registres de malformations congénitales: un outil pour la surveillance, la recherche et l'évaluation des actions de santé.

This article examines the role of public health registries, based on the example of congenital abnormalities. In addition to their main role in epidemiological surveillance, registries can be useful for conducting research and for evaluating public health interventions such as primary prevention and prenatal diagnosis. Congenital abnormalities are relatively frequent, affecting about 3% of births, but many are due to rare diseases. Known teratogens increase the risk of one or afew specific, often rare anomalies. Consequently, continuous monitoring of large, geographically defined populations is needed, particularly to establish the "baseline "prevalence of birth defects. Networks of registries can make an important contribution to this goal, as exemplified by the EUROCAT network, which plays a key role in coordinating surveillance and research on birth defects in Europe.