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

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

Neither too much nor too little. The renowned scientific journal The Lancet has just published an editorial entitled "Giving Women Back the Power of Their Childbirth." Medical support for expectant mothers must be reasoned. A philosophy is emerging: "fair medicalization." A principle adopted by the maternity unit at Nancy University Hospital. Professor Olivier Morel, head of the obstetrics and gynecology department, explains this concept.
Professor Olivier Morel, head of the obstetrics and gynecology department at Nancy University Hospital. Photo by Alexandre Marchi
Professor Olivier Morel, head of the obstetrics and gynecology department at Nancy University Hospital. Photo by Alexandre Marchi

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: "just 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...

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