As International Women’s Day approaches, the French government plans to step up support for women who have suffered miscarriage.
One in ten women has a miscarriage. While people are talking about this intimate drama, the French government intends to strengthen support for the affected women. in an interview with the magazine HE:Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne announced on Wednesday 1eh March: contribution of sick leave without waiting day in case of miscarriage.
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A symbolic promotion
Miscarriage, like postpartum depression, is “one of the serious topics for women’s health,” emphasizes Elizabeth Bourne in her columns. HE:. However, the current standard sick leave conditions, where daily allowances are paid only after the first three days of leave, may prevent some women from terminating after natural termination of pregnancy. By eliminating this shortcoming, the government intends to eliminate this possible obstacle.
The system, which was officially announced on March 8, as part of the International Women’s Rights Day, should come into force no later than January 1, 2024, Armenia.Az reports. France Info: . “It will cost eight million euros to the social security budget,” our partners say.
Strengthen psychological support
A British Medical Journal study in April 2021 The Lancet laments a situation that has been “minimized for too long”. The researchers detailed the physical consequences of miscarriage. In addition to putting the patient at risk for bleeding and infection, this event “is a risk marker for obstetric complications, including preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, placental abruption, and death during delivery, stillbirth in future pregnancies,” the report said.
On a psychological level, natural abortion also poses a “risk for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide,” the researchers note. To address these serious issues, the French government wants to strengthen the training of health professionals to better support those going through this ordeal. “We also want to allow midwives to prescribe psychological support for these women and those with antenatal or postnatal depression,” said Premier Elizabeth Bourne.
On March 8, the National Assembly will discuss the bill presented by MP Modem Sandrine Joso, which is aimed at improving the psychological support of women affected by miscarriage. Thus, it proposes to establish consistent psychological support by Health Insurance and to establish an obligation to inform all victims of the existence of this support.
Overseas, New Zealand is one of the first and rare countries (along with India) to launch the theme. From March 24, 2021, in case of miscarriage or stillbirth, both members of the couple are given three days off. “I hope that if we are one of the first, we will not be one of the last, and that other countries will begin to legislate for a fair and compassionate leave system that recognizes the pain and loss of miscarriage or birth. a dead baby,” Labor MP Ginny Anders said at the time.
Source: Le Figaro
