As part of the National Nutrition and Health Program, a group of experts, at the request of the Director General of Health, conducted an assessment of the current state of breastfeeding...

At the maternity ward in Lons-le-Saunier, newborns spend the first two hours of their lives in "skin-to-skin" contact with their mothers. The ward has been organized to promote the...

Breastfeeding offers health benefits for the child. Professor Dominique Turck, a pediatrician, outlines the positive effects described in the international scientific literature:...

Interview with Pascal Touzanne, principal of middle schools in Saint-Laurent-de-Neste and Loures-Barousse (Hautes-Pyrénées). How can we foster a better atmosphere in a middle school and...

Eleven maternity wards in France currently hold the "Baby-Friendly Hospital" designation. This designation is awarded based on a set of scientific criteria that promote support for new...

Rarely has a character in film endured so much tragedy. Precious’s story is one of resilience—that of a young girl weighed down by everything. It is the change in her school and social...

Preschool should not be merely a place for academic achievement and assessment; it must and can be a place for health education. This is the belief of Marie Vitard, the director of a...

How can we talk to children attending after-school or summer camps about health? The National Institute for Prevention and Health Education has evaluated the effectiveness of using its...

The number of cases of sexually transmitted infections has been on the rise in France over the past decade. Combating these infections is one of the priorities of the 2010–2014 National...

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...