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Early language socialisation This study explored the role of three types of early language interaction between parents and children (sitting quietly and talking, singing nursery rhymes, reading books) in the development of infants’ language comprehension …

Questionnaires and other useful documents Maternity unit survey Maternity survey protocol Maternity mother interview Mother's self-administered questionnaire Maternity medical record Survey at 2 months 2 months survey protocol Mother 2 months interview …

Duration of breastfeeding in France For the 70% of mothers who start breastfeeding at the maternity unit, the median duration of breastfeeding is 17 weeks , and the median duration of predominant breastfeeding is 7 weeks. Only 19% of infants are still …

Pilot study A pilot study was launched in 2007 to test the Elfe study’s feasibility and acceptability. Today, we continue to track around 300 families living in the following regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Savoie, Isère, Loire, Ardèche), …

Environment Children may be exposed to a variety of chemicals, both while they are in the womb and after they have been born, through inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. Elfe provides a means of measuring exposure levels for a variety of substances and …

Environment Demandes d'accès aux données en 2024 Demandes d'accès aux données en 2023 Demandes d'accès aux données en 2022 Data requests in 2021 Data requests in 2020 Maternal occupational exposure to nanometric particles during pregnancy and child …

Institutional films Introducing the Elfe study Home visit at 3½ years Vox pop on the families’ concerns and expectations INED’s involvement in the Elfe survey Presented by Chantal Cases, economist and statistician, former director of INED The importance …

Growing up in a family of immigrant origin in France Today, one newborn in four in France has at least one immigrant parent, with similar proportions of children with two immigrant parents and those born to mixed couples. These children’s origins …

Absorption of environmental pollutants during pregnancy The national biomonitoring programme set up by Public Health France has a perinatal component, the aim being to estimate pregnant women’s exposure to certain pollutants that are present in the …