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Scenes from neonatal units showing nurses caring for premature babies, emphasizing pediatric healthcare environments and procedures.

Heart ultrasonography of newborn baby.

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Reportage in the maternity department of Santa Maria Clinic in Nice, France. Cesarian birth.

Epidemic of bronchiolitis and closed beds in pediatric services. Shortage of caregivers and very precarious situation. Bry Sur Marne, 2021-10-29. Photograph by Aline Morcillo / Hans Lucas. Bronchiolitis epidemic and closed beds in pediatric wards. Shortage of caregivers and a very precarious situation.

Photo essay with an Emergency Medical Service team of Pontoise hospital (France). Pediatric emergency. A newborn child has breathing difficulties. The Emergency Medical Service team intervenes in the hospital then transfers the newborn child to another hospital.

A nurse gives a baby a bottle in a hospital center.

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Photo essay with an Emergency Medical Service team of Pontoise hospital (France). Pediatric emergency. A newborn child has breathing difficulties. The Emergency Medical Service team intervenes in the hospital then transfers the newborn child to another hospital.

Neonatology: a mother takes her baby skin to skin for long hours.

Midwife taking care of a newborn baby. Maternity department, Cochin hospital, Paris, France.

The newborn is weighed. Infant toilet by a childcare assistant. Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Lille.

Report from the Baby Lab research team at Paris Descartes University. This unit studies early speech perception and syntactic learning ability in newborns. Researchers use the NIRS (Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy) technique to measure brain activity. NIRS measures the concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood, which is closely correlated with the activation of neurons that consume oxygen. The NIRS is performed here in a maternity ward, on newborns aged 2 or 3 days.

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A nurse gives the first bath of a newborn boy

Performing a control electroencephalogram on a premature baby.

Reportage in the level 2, neonatology service in a hospital in Haute-Savoie, France. A premature baby is monitored until it reaches full-term. A nurse comforts it.

Report at the maternity hospital in Abbeville, department of the Somme. Blood test carried out on a newborn baby.

Reportage at the maternity clinic. After 6 hours labour, Lwan is born.

Newborn baby receiving oxygen therapy. Maternity department, Cochin hospital, Paris, France.

Oxygen meter on the the foot of a premature newborn baby to measure the amount of oxygen in hemoglobin. Neonatalogy department, Robert Debré hospital, Paris, France.

High angle view of a female doctor examining a baby boy with a stethoscope

After the bath, the newborn is carefully dried. Infant toilet.

Report at the maternity hospital of the Abbeville hospital. Cesarean delivery of a woman pregnant with twins. Scheduled intervention. Presence in the operating room of obstetrician gynecologist, internal doctor, nurse, midwife.Presentation of the children to the mother.

Pediatric nurse and mother with her premature newborn baby. Obstetrics and gynaecology department, Saintonges hospital, Saintes, France.

Reportage in the neonatal unit of Robert-Debré hospital in Paris, France. Sensor measuring blood oxygen levels (oximetry).

Epidemic of bronchiolitis and closed beds in pediatric services. Shortage of caregivers and very precarious situation. Bry Sur Marne, 2021-10-29. Photograph by Aline Morcillo / Hans Lucas. Bronchiolitis epidemic and closed beds in pediatric wards. Shortage of caregivers and a very precarious situation.

A doctor performing a Guthrie test or neonatal heel prick test on a newborn infant. The conditions tested for include phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and other rare genetic conditions.

Reportage on a midwife in Lyon, France. A 7-day old baby.

Caucasian newborn baby crying in hospital crib

Report from the maternity ward of the Antoine-Béclère hospital (92). Birth after IVF (in vitro fertilization).

Mid view of mother in hospital bed looking at newborn son

Close up of newborn baby

Reportage in the neonatal unit of Robert-Debré hospital in Paris, France.

Reportage alongside Sonia Rochel, a pediatric nursing assistant in Paris, France, who has developed a unique approach to bathing : Thalasso Baby Bath (TBB). After the bath, Sonia massages Gabriel who is 1 month old.

Mother cradling newborn baby in hospital room

DEHP - Free IV tubing in Intensive Care Nursery

Reportage in the psychiatric unit of a hospital in Haute Savoie, France. An auxiliary nurse helps a patient to make up.

Photo essay with an Emergency Medical Service team of Pontoise hospital (France). Pediatric emergency. A newborn child has breathing difficulties. The Emergency Medical Service team intervenes in the hospital then transfers the newborn child to another hospital.

Newborn in incubator, intensive care unit for newborns, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, Europe

Hand held probe on pregnant woman during ultrasound test with 5-6 month old fetus on screen

Midwife looking at a newborn baby in an incubator. Maternity department, Cochin hospital, Paris, France.

Reportage on a lesson on massaging babies in Switzerland. Over four sessions, the new mothers learn how to massage their baby for its well-being and to help with bond with their child.

A doctor takes the footprint of a newborn baby girl, in a hospital in California.

Report at the maternity hospital in Abbeville, department of the Somme. Blood test carried out on a newborn baby.

Mother with her newborn baby. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Limoges hospital, France.

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Happy mother with baby daughter in hospital bed

Mother bottle-feeding her newborn baby. Obstetrics and gynaecology department, Limoges hospital, France.

Reportage in the neonatal unit of Robert-Debré hospital in Paris, France. Examination by a pediatrician.

Reportage on a mainland French couple having recourse to a faaamu adoption in Tahiti. Protective mask for the UV lamp used for treating jaundice.

Reportage in the maternity service of Métropole Savoie hospital in Chambéry, France. A planned cesarean delivery.

Premature newborn baby placed under respiratory assistance. Neonatalogy department, Robert Debré hospital, Paris, France.

Premature newborn baby placed under respiratory assistance. Neonatalogy department, Robert Debré hospital, Paris, France.

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Report at the maternity hospital of the Abbeville hospital. Cesarean delivery of a woman pregnant with twins. Scheduled intervention. Presence in the operating room of obstetrician gynecologist, internal doctor, nurse, midwife.Caring for children by midwives after childbirth.

hand of mother putting her newborn baby to sleep in the infant bassinet basket at hospital

Reportage in the neonatal unit of Robert-Debré hospital in Paris, France. Parents visiting their baby.

Two day old baby girl with jaundice under ultraviolet light in the neonatal center at RS Islam Jakarta Pondok Kopi Medical Center in Jakarta, Indonesia; Jakarta, Indonesia

Report from the Baby Lab research team at Paris Descartes University. This unit studies early speech perception and syntactic learning ability in newborns. Researchers use the NIRS (Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy) technique to measure brain activity. NIRS measures the concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood, which is closely correlated with the activation of neurons that consume oxygen. The NIRS is performed here in a maternity ward, on newborns aged 2 or 3 days.

Photo essay at Saint Maurice hospital in France. Department of neonatology one week after the birth of the twins.

The toilet begins with the genitals and buttocks with a glove. Infant toilet by a childcare assistant. Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Lille.

Reportage in a pediatric practice in Lausanne, Switzerland. Auscultation under a heat lamp.

Reportage in the maternity unit of American Hospital of Paris.

Loving mother embracing baby daughter on bed in hospital

Close up of newborn baby first bath in the delivery room

The automatic walking reflex is one of the archaic reflexes noted by the pediatrician during the neurological examination.

After the bath, the newborn is carefully dried. Infant toilet supervised by a childcare assistant. Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Lille.

Mother with her newborn baby at a pediatric intensive care unit, CHU Bordeaux.

Report at the maternity hospital in Abbeville, department of the Somme. Birth of twins by cesarean section. The twins placed in the incubator are taken to the treatment room so that the pediatrician, the pediatric nurse, the nurse, the midwife carry out clinical examinations of the newborn before finding the dad for a skin-to-skin session.

Report from the Baby Lab research team at Paris Descartes University. This unit studies early speech perception and syntactic learning ability in newborns. Researchers use the NIRS (Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy) technique to measure brain activity. NIRS measures the concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood, which is closely correlated with the activation of neurons that consume oxygen. The NIRS is performed here in a maternity ward, on newborns aged 2 or 3 days.

Newborn baby undergoing deafness screening test, Angouleme hospital, France.

Reportage in the level 2, neonatology service in a hospital in Haute-Savoie, France. A nurse calms a newborn baby down who is in respiratory distress having inhaled some amniotic fluid.

Hair transplant. Surgeons in the operating room carry out hair transplant surgery

A mother participates in the care of her premature newborn baby.

A baby, a few minutes after its birth

Newborn baby undergoing ultraviolet light treatment for jaundice. Neonatalogy department, Robert Debré hospital, Paris, France.

Reportage in the maternity service of Rouen hospital in France.

Report at the maternity hospital of the Abbeville - Somme hospital (80). Childbirth by vaginal route. Parents share the happiness of the first minutes after birth in the delivery room. In the presence of midwives and the gynecologist / obstetrician.

Reportage in the level 2, neonatology service in a hospital in Haute-Savoie, France. The paediatrician examines a newborn baby.

Reportage in the level 2, neonatology service in a hospital in Haute-Savoie, France. A newborn baby showing heart beat irregularities is monitored.

Pediatrician examining a premature newborn baby. Obstetrics and gynaecology department, Saintonges hospital, Saintes, France.

Reportage in the neonatal unit of Robert-Debré hospital in Paris, France.

Reportage at the maternity clinic. After 6 hours labour, Lwan is born.

Pediatric consultation.

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Pregnant woman, doctor hands and heart rate monitor for baby healthcare, medical support or hospital gynecology. Pregnancy maternity consultation, patient stomach and gynecologist with fetal doppler

The automatic walking reflex is one of the archaic reflexes noted by the pediatrician during the neurological examination.

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Reportage in the level 2, neonatology service in a hospital in Haute-Savoie, France. A new mother looks after her premature baby.

A doctor performing a Guthrie test or neonatal heel prick test on a newborn infant. The conditions tested for include phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and other rare genetic conditions.

Bronchiolitis epidemic in a hospital pediatric ward.

Photo essay at Saint Maurice hospital in France. Department of neonatology one week after the birth of the twins. The father is taking care of the twins. It is through the window that the families can see the newborns.

High Angle View of Sleeping Newborn Baby Girl Wrapped in Blanket in Hospital

Report at the maternity hospital in Abbeville, department of the Somme. Birth of twins by cesarean section. The twins placed in the incubator are taken to the treatment room so that the pediatrician, the pediatric nurse, the nurse, the midwife carry out clinical examinations of the newborn before finding the dad for a skin-to-skin session.

Place infants in a phototherapy tunnel. In the first days after birth the bilirubin level of the newborn can vary. Phototherapy sessions restore the balance.Editorial Only

Pregnant woman undergoing foetal ultrasound scan. Prenatal diagnosis center, department of Obstetrics and Gynecologics, Limoges hospital, France.

Report at the maternity hospital in Abbeville, department of the Somme. Birth of twins by cesarean section. The twins placed in the incubator are taken to the treatment room so that the pediatrician, the pediatric nurse, the nurse, the midwife carry out clinical examinations of the newborn before finding the dad for a skin-to-skin session.

Auscultation of an 18-day-old baby girl at the Guise medical center in Picardy.

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