Maternal and child welfare

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Maternal and child welfare
Type of text :
Opinion
Type of referral :
Own initiative
Working group :
Section for Social Affairs and Health
Date d'adoption
Date adopted : 10/14/2014
Rapporteur(s) :
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Christiane BASSET
UNAF Group
    Overview
    Présentation
    The state of health of mother and child is in a middle-ranking position. The infant mortality rate in 2012 was 3.3 for every 1,000 births (as opposed to 77.8 in 1945), whilst the maternal mortality rate at the same point in time stood at 10.3 for 100,000 births. These rates are higher in the overseas territories and departments, where infant mortality stands at 6.8 on Reunion Island, 7.2 in Martinique, 11.8 in French Guyana and even 13.5 in Mayotte for every 1,000 births. Early prevention is all the more essential given that risk factors such as smoking and drinking during pregnancy, late pregnancies, transportation and working conditions (shift work, night work, etc.) and the mother or indeed the child being overweight are still a concern and are even on the increase. The reduction in the period of time spent on the maternity ward also requires appropriate support to be put in place.