[Consultation in a baby clinic of the PMI (mother and infant welfare service): a survey in a French department].
A dual survey carried out amongst the users and the professionals of PMI showed that proximity, the range of advice available, the exchanges on parenthood, and the assessment of the child's physical and mental progress and of his/her development are the key elements that parents are looking for. It is also noted that the majority of these parents deliberately consult these services. The objectives when consulting vary, going from a model based on the body and physical abilities, found especially in lower and disadvantaged groups, to one emphasising the child's psychological aspect and potential, which is the prerogative of the middle and higher classes. Indeed, although the PMI is particularly aimed at families in difficulties, all the social classes are now represented among the users. The primary role of prevention of PMI means that few parents go there specifically for the treatment of a medical disease. The majority of families maintain a parallel follow-up with another medical professional, usually a general practitioner with whom the PMI has very little contact. Given the decrease in the current medical demography and the governmental directives aimed at improving care in the prenatal period, the prospect of a closer working relationship between these two parties involved in infant welfare would seem to be a way of the future.
Département Universitaire de Santé Publique, CHU Angers, 49933 Angers 9.
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