Deficiencies and handicaps of perinatal origin : Screening and management

Abstract

This document presents the summary and recommendations of the expert working group brought together by Inserm within the framework of the collective expertise procedure to answer the questions raised by the Office parlementaire d’évaluation des politiques de santé (OPEPS) (parliamentary office for the evaluation of health policies) concerning deficiencies and handicaps of perinatal origin. It is based on scientific data available during the first half of 2004. Approximately 700 articles and documents form the documentary basis of this expert report.