Compulsory education in France now starts at 3 years instead of 6 years, the aim being to reduce social inequalities as early as possible. However, a study of young children’s language and motor development has shown that differences linked to their parents’ socioeconomic background are already present at 2 years (i.e., before they start nursery school). INED’s researchers found that although ...
Nearly nine future parents out of 10 would like to find out the sex of their child before it is born. For their first child, 60% of parents have no preference. Among the remaining 40%, preferences are equally divided among mothers (20% would like a girl and 21% a boy), but fathers are keener to have a boy (25.5% prefer a ...
Researchers have found that low birthweight is influenced by several socioeconomic factors, in particular the mother’s education level. Women with the lowest academic qualifications have the greatest risk of giving birth to a low-weight infant (below 2.5 kg). More specifically, this risk is 50% higher for women with no qualifications than for women with a high-school diploma. This gap narrows ...
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Little is know about the prevalence of respiratory disease in early childhood, which is why the Elfe families were asked about their children’s wheezing and other respiratory symptoms at 2 months and again at 1 year. Analysis showed that 77.2% of the infants remained symptom free (controls), 2.1% had wheezing at 2 months but not at 1 year (intermittent), 2.4% had ...
In line with recommendations, vaccine coverage is higher in Île-de-France (59.5%) than among at-risk children living outside this region (46.7%). Where both parents come from a country with a high rate of TB, coverage is 80.5% for children under 3 months in Île-de-France and 60.4% elsewhere. All other things being equal, vaccination is also more frequent among children who are followed ...
The early prenatal interview (EPI) serves to identify the mental and physical health needs of couples and gauge their social environment during the perinatal period. The childbirth and parenting programme (BPP) provides health education. Among the Elfe mothers, 33% had had an EPI and 52% had attended a BPP. Mothers who were expecting their first child, were born in France, had ...
Analyses show that tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy is higher among women born in France than among those born abroad (tobacco: 21.9 vs. 8.8%; alcohol: 40.4 vs. 22.9%). However, women born abroad who live alone have a particularly high probability of alcohol use. Disadvantaged socioeconomic status is associated with a higher level of tobacco use among women born in France, ...
