On December 6, 2021, a law granted the parents of a child born lifeless the right to give him a name.
A step welcomed by families.
Bereaved parents are fighting to raise awareness of perinatal mortality, which in France represents more than 10 out of 1,000 pregnancies. A phenomenon that could worsen: the national public health agency is sounding the alarm on the "worrying situation of perinatal health.