Key Points The proportion of women aged 35 or older at childbirth increased, reaching 24.3% in 2024. Conversely, “teenage” pregnancies ( 20 years old) declined (1.4% in 2024). The...

Health promotion initiatives carried out before, during, and after pregnancy are among the most effective ways to reduce social and regional health disparities. They are also considered...

Key Points The proportion of women aged 35 or older at childbirth increased, reaching 21.1% in 2024. Conversely, “teenage” pregnancies ( 20 years old) declined (2.6% in 2024). The...

Key Points The proportion of women aged 35 or older at childbirth has increased, reaching 22.2% in 2024. Conversely, “teenage” pregnancies ( 20 years old) have declined (1.7% in...

Key Points A Declining Birth Rate Nearly 50,000 births were recorded in 2024, which is about 10,000 fewer than in 2012. Increasing Pre-Pregnancy Risk Factors One in five pregnant...

Key Points French Guiana has the highest birth rate after Mayotte, making perinatal care a major public health issue. The proportion of women under 20 among those giving birth is six...

Key Points The birth rate trend in Île-de-France has been declining for several years, although the region’s birth rate remains higher than the national average. The proportion of...

Everything You Need to Know About the PANJO Program, Which Is Offered to Expectant Parents Living in Adverse Psychosocial Conditions to Help Foster the Development of an Attachment...

Santé publique France, in partnership with the National Family Allowance Fund (Cnaf), launched the Évane study—the first of its kind in France—on the factors influencing the...

Congenital anomalies and malformations are structural or functional defects in a part of the body that are present at birth. Santé publique France conducts epidemiological surveillance...