Birth Rate Drops in France for a Sixth Year in a Row
The annual demographic report for 2020 published by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies ...
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Survey: The French Want More Children
The latest survey by the National Union of Family Associations (“UNAF”) published on 14 January 2021, reports that ...
Extremely Preterm Births: Neonatology Works Miracles
The smallest newborn in the world is headed home in good health after 5 months of hospitalization in Tokyo. This Japanese baby boy who weighed only 268 grams when he was born at 22 weeks gestation time (or 24 weeks amenorrhea) has set a new record in neonatal medicine. In the past 30 years, neonatal […]
Versailles Court Condemns Web Host for Advertising Surrogacy
On February 26, 2019, the High Court in Versailles condemned the web host provider of a Spanish website, for advertising surrogacy services in France. This decision was rendered after the Spanish website Subrogalia refused to delete their surrogacy ads which targeted French people. Already in 2016, the Lawyer’s Association for Children issued Subrogalia a formal […]
Parental Leave Policies: French Report Recommends Reform
On February 26, 2019 the French High Council for the Family, Childhood and the Elderly issued a report recommending reform in parental leave policies to improve balance between work and family life. Based on the shortcomings observed in the parental leave reform implemented in 2015, the recent report examines the issue of parents caring for […]