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Alexandre Dumont (scientific coordinator of the Quali-Dec project) travelled to join the Quali-Dec team from CREP (Centre Rosarino De Estudios Perinatales) in Argentina to present the project results at SOGIBA, the 42nd annual congress held from 4 to 6 June 2025 in Buenos Aires. During this international obstetrics and gynaecology event, which brought together more than 4,000 healthcare …

👉 Event: Quali-Dec teams presented the project results at the XLII SOGIBA International Congress in Argentina Read More »

Read the SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE published on 25/05/25 in EJOG (European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114085 Lead author: Truc Phuong NGUYEN (PhD student in epidemiology within the QUALI-DEC project – Ceped/IRD – Université Paris Cité) – June 2025 Congratulations to Truc Phuong NGUYEN (PhD student in epidemiology within the QUALI-DEC project) for her …

👉 PUBLICATION Scoping review: ‘Decision support tools for childbirth: do they improve the quality of decisions, decision-making processes and health outcomes for pregnant women?’ Read More »

The QUALI-DEC team is pleased to announce the publication in “THE CONVERSATION”* of an article by Camille Etcheverry (midwife and doctor of public health/epidemiology within the Quali-Dec-IRD project). The Quali-Dec research project, conducted in low- and middle-income countries, focuses on caesarean sections performed without medical indication and on ways to return to a more reasoned …

👉 PUBLICATION – THE CONVERSATION, March 11th, 2025: “Limiting the sharp increase in inappropriate caesarean sections worldwide” Read More »

Truc Phuong NGUYEN (PhD student in epidemiology within the QUALI-DEC project – Ceped/IRD – Université Paris Cité) presented her scientific poster dedicated to her latest research work on “Decision aids around childbirth: Are they meeting women’s needs? A scoping review”. As every year, the scientific days of the Doctoral School 393 in Public Health were …

Truc Phuong NGUYEN, doctoral student in epidemiology, presented her scientific poster at the Doctoral School 393 conference (annual symposium held from February 3rd to 5th, 2025 in Saint Malo) Read More »

Camille Etcheverry (midwife and doctoral student in epidemiology with the QUALI-DEC project), will publicly present her doctoral thesis defense in public health on November 21, entitled: “Mode of delivery in low- and middle-income countries: non-clinical factors influencing decision-making “, under the supervision of Alexandre Dumont (gynecologist-obstetrician, research director at IRD, researcher at Ceped-Université Paris Cité …

Camille Etcheverry, a member of the QUALI-DEC project, will present her doctoral THESIS in Public Health/Epidemiology on November 21, 2024, at Université Paris cité, on the theme: “Mode of delivery in low- and middle-income countries: non-clinical factors influencing decision-making!” Read More »

The results of the QUALI-DEC international research project on the appropriate use of caesarean sections led to an ORDINANCE adopted on 11 April by the Municipality of Rosario (Argentina). This decision aims to promote and guarantee safe childbirth for all pregnant women and their babies, helping to reduce the abusive practice of caesarean sections in …

Congratulations to our team in ARGENTINA: the QUALI-DEC project has led to an ORDINANCE adopted by THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO to regulate and control the use of caesarean sections! Read More »

The results of the international research project Quali-Dec, focused on the appropriate use of cesarean sections, have led to a proposed law presented on November 7, 2023, before the Chamber of Deputies in Argentina. This law aims to promote and ensure safe childbirth for all pregnant women and their babies, thereby contributing to reducing the …

Congratulations to our team in Argentina: the Quali-Dec project behind a proposed law to regulate and control the use of cesarean sections. Read More »

It reveals that many of them would like to have a different pregnancy and birth to their first, and that the majority would prefer a vaginal birth, with fewer interventions. Find out more about the full findings of this study in the British Medical Journal Open…. And access all the information on Quali-Dec, an international …

In the latest article in “The Conversation”, an instructive study looks at feedback from over 6,000 Australian women on their wishes for their next pregnancy and birth. Read More »