Using data from the Elfe study, Katharine Barry and Maria Melchior have investigated the effect of paternity leave on fathers’ post-partum depression. [VIDEO FR] In this interview, "Regards sur l’enfance", Maria Melchior, epidemiologist and director of research at Inserm, answers our questions: "What is post-partum depression? Does post-partum depression affect fathers too? Does paternity leave protect fathers from post-partum depression? What ...
In this interview, "Regards sur l’enfance", Gaël Toubon, a doctoral student at Inserm, wrote his thesis on children’s intestinal microbiota as part of the Elfe study. He presents his results and answers our questions...
The development of food allergies in the French population has become a major public health problem. Parents are now encouraged to introduce potentially allergenic foods from the age of 4 months, at the same time as other foods. However, the impact of these new measures needed to be evaluated. Researchers at INRAE used data from the Elfe cohort to explore ...
Elfe is run by a joint research unit of the French National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED), the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and the National Blood Service (EFS). A steering committee made up of representatives from the different partner institutions is responsible for project governance. The study’s scientific aspects are monitored by a scientific council made up of ...
After numerous stages of legal, administrative and technical preparation, the matching of Elfe cohort data with health insurance data will begin in 2019 for the pregnancy period. It concerns mothers and children for whom a consent to this operation has been signed at the maternity hospital, unless an objection has since been formulated. The processing of this data complies with ...
The host institution of the SOC-MISC project is INED National Institute for Demographic Research, and we work in collaboration with the following institutions: University of Helsinki The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare University of St Andrews
Using data from the Elfe study, Abigail Bourguignon, Holly Hargis, Wilfried Lignier, Julie Pagis, Helène Oehmichen, Julien Vitores and Kevin Diter looked at the differences in play choices between girls and boys, and the role of siblings. [VIDEO FR BELOW] In this interview, the sociologist Kevin Diter presents their work and answers our questions on the role of siblings in the ...
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One in four women experience a miscarriage. Loss of pregnancy may affect fertility intentions and lead to adverse mental and physical health. Yet, we know little about how social inequalities affect the risk of miscarriage; how miscarriages may exacerbate existing social inequalities in population health; or how context shapes these experiences. One reason for this is poor quality of data, ...
