Health. What is the "fair medicalization" of the maternity ward at Nancy University Hospital?

Respect expectations, needs, and desires. Neither too much nor too little. Medical support for expectant mothers must be reasoned, adapted, and personalized. A philosophy is emerging in perinatal care: "fair medicalization." A principle adopted by the Nancy University Hospital maternity unit some fifteen years ago by implementing a "physiological pathway" and supporting the opening of the first French birthing center attached to a university hospital. This notion of "fair medicalization" is measured, in particular, by the obstetric procedures performed. The Nancy maternity unit has thus reduced the number of its episiotomies and cesarean sections. "For several years, we have had one of the lowest cesarean section rates in the region, offering very low risks for mothers and newborns," states ^Professor Olivier Morel, head of the unit...

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