Soins Pediatrie/Puericulture最新文献

At the age of 7, a young girl is confronted with the news that she is to be placed in care, a reality she struggles to understand. The constant stream of social workers forces her to repeat her story over and over, reinforcing her feeling of being reduced to a mere file. As she approaches adulthood, she leaves the child welfare system as suddenly as she entered it, driven by a desire for emancipation and a search for identity, despite a lingering feeling of abandonment.

The nursery takes in babies whose family situation prevents them from staying at home. Placement may be the result of a parental choice, but more often than not it is the result of an administrative or judicial measure aimed at protecting the child. While placement ensures safety and care, repeated disruptions, unstable parental ties, and lack of continuity can lead to lasting emotional and developmental problems. It is in this sense that maintaining parental authority at all costs can be questioned.

Parental presence in neonatal medicine is essential for the development of premature newborns and the parent-child relationship. Through collaborative work with the neonatal medicine teams at Louis-Mourier Hospital, a tool to support parental presence called "Mon livret des premiers jours" has been designed and developed. This booklet is made available to parents with the aim of encouraging them to be present and enabling caregivers to more easily identify their needs and vulnerabilities. Parents can fill out the booklet daily, writing or using stickers to express what they are doing or feeling. The booklet is the subject of action research that will assess its contribution to parenting support. At the end of their hospital stay, parents can take the booklet home with them as a record of their experience that they can share with their child later on.

The practice of confidential childbirth, a right for all women in France, raises significant human, ethical, and organizational issues for healthcare professionals who are confronted with these delicate situations in maternity wards. This very specific type of support requires a professional approach that combines empathy, respect for the mother's choice, and discernment.

Educational assistance sometimes appears inadequate in relation to the child's needs, particularly in cases where those with parental authority are not involved. In such cases, consideration should be given to changing the status of the child in care; the commission responsible for reviewing the situation and status of children in care may be consulted for this purpose and will issue an opinion on the various possible legal developments and the best interests of the child: delegation of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental neglect, withdrawal or continuation of educational assistance. In some cases, the child may become a ward of the state and adoption may be part of their life plan.

Based on personal experience, this article explores the reality of adoption, as seen through the eyes of both a child born anonymously and a future mother. It highlights identity formation, adoptive bonds, and the challenges faced by both children and parents. It emphasizes the need for psychological support, public policy reform, and greater consideration of origins. Adoption is described as a two-way street where everyone learns to adopt each other.

When a baby is born under secrecy, it is sometimes placed in an institution until an adoptive family can be found. This is the case in the department of Isère, where babies born under secrecy are taken into social care from birth. The teams working there are committed to providing them with a safe environment, appropriate care, and secure emotional bonds, while they wait for possible adoption or a return to their birth families. Testimony from a pediatric nurse who works with these babies with unique circumstances.

Adoption for same-sex couples can sometimes be an uphill battle. Alexandre and Gaël made a conscious decision to pursue adoption, fully aware of the difficulties they might encounter. This article recounts, in the form of a joint interview, their journey from wanting a child to the arrival of their son.