Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a public health problem. In France, 0.68% of adults are chronically infected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeveral Cord Blood (CB) Bank studies suggested that ethnicity impaired CB unit (CBU) qualification. The Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide registries present an over-representation of unrelated donors (UD) from Northwestern European descent. This raises the question of equality of access to hematopoietic stem cells transplant, especially in the Mediterranean zone, which has taken in many waves of immigration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The breastfeeding initiation rate is extremely disparate worldwide and remains low in France, with a breastfeeding initiation rate of 60.2%. Some studies have reported increased early parenting difficulties in women who conceived with in vitro fertilization (IVF).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris)
May 2015
Objectives: Effectiveness of cervical ripening with Foley catheter for patients requiring labor induction with a previous cesarean section and unfavorable cervical conditions.
Patients And Methods: Prospective unicentric study conducted between 1 April 2011 and 31 October 2013 on 41 patients with medical indication for labor induction with a Bishop's score<7 and one previous cesarean section. Outcomes evaluated were mode of delivery, Bishop's score variations and maternal or neonatal complications.