Infant Mortality: What Does the Bill Approved at First Reading in the Assembly Provide For?

The National Assembly approved, by a large majority at first reading on Thursday evening, a bill to combat infant mortality, including a three-year moratorium on maternity closures, so that any closure could be suspended during this period. - Infant mortality: what is provided for in the bill approved at first reading in the Assembly? (Health and well-being).

In the face of a France relegated to the 23rd European rank concerning infant mortality, MPs impose a three-year moratorium on maternal closures.

In order to combat the rise in infant mortality, the National Assembly adopted late Thursday evening at first reading a bill creating a moratorium on maternity closures, a measure that does not convince health professionals.

In order to combat the rise in infant mortality, the National Assembly adopted late Thursday evening at first reading a bill creating a moratorium on maternity closures, a measure that does not convince health professionals.

On Thursday, the National Assembly adopted a three-year moratorium on maternity closures at first reading. The text is now to be moved to the Senate.

On 15 May 2025, at first reading, the National Assembly adopted a three-year moratorium on maternity closures, while the infant mortality rate in France reached 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, compared to 3.5 in 2011, according to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (Insee). A temporary suspension of closures in order to respond to an increasing concern The bill, put forward by Paul-André Colombani (Liot G…