US EditionFrance's Rising Infant Death Rate Prompts New Bill From Lawmakers
- In response to increasing infant mortality rates, Paul-André Colombani, a deputy representing Corsica, proposed legislation in May 2025 that would impose a three-year pause on the closure of maternity wards across France.
- The bill responds to limited maternity ward access, with nearly 900 women living over 30 minutes away and a 40% rise in those over 45 minutes since 2020.
- Neonatal mortality mainly results from prematurity, congenital malformations, and childbirth complications, while inadequate neonatal intensive care and nurse shortages worsen outcomes.
- Insee reported infant deaths rose from 3.5 to 4.1 per 1,000 live births between 2011 and 2024, with France ranking 23rd out of 27 EU countries.
- MPs also seek a national infant mortality registry, signaling concern over healthcare decline and factors like maternal age, poverty, and premature births driving the upward trend.
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France's rising infant death rate prompts new bill from lawmakers
One in every 250 babies born in France in 2024 died before their first birthday – a total of 2,700 deaths – and that number has been going up for several years. French MPs have introduced legislation for measures that will examine what's behind the increase, including introducing a registry of infant mortality.
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