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The First 1,000 Days Campaign: where does humanity begin?
“Protecting children from endocrine disruptors during their first 1,000 days”: this is the aim of theprevention campaign launched on 1 April 2026 by the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) for Public Health, in collaboration with the Regions and Communities. This campaign aims to raise awareness among parents of young children...
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Perinatal bereavement – Belgium: towards the possibility of burial for all stillborn foetuses, regardless of gestational age?
In its Opinion No. 90 published at the end of 2025, the Belgian Bioethics Advisory Committee examined the ‘Funeral destination of foetuses that are stillborn at an early gestational age’. Among its recommendations is...
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Spinal muscular atrophy: promising treatment administered for the first time to foetuses during pregnancy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a hereditary genetic disease characterised by the progressive destruction of the nerve cells that control the body's movements. Until now, treatments were implemented after birth to try...
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Natural Fertility Awareness Methods: Empowering Couples with Greater Autonomy
Long overshadowed by contraception, particularly the pill since the 1960s and 1970s, natural fertility awareness methods are experiencing a resurgence. This is largely due to increasing awareness of the health and...
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Miscarriage: new "circumstantial leave" for couples from the start of pregnancy
On 3 May 2024, the Belgian federal government approved a draft Royal Decree granting 2 working days' leave in the event of a miscarriage. This new leave for federal civil servants will fill the gap between the start of pregnancy and the 180 days after which specific measures already exist. For...
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Pregnancy: The unborn child will not be affected by radiotherapy to the upper body
A study by UZ Leuven published in April 2024 in the scientific journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health investigated whether radiotherapy for cancer in pregnant women has an impact on the long-term health of their...
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Resilient women: a new medium gives voice to women who have experienced a "turbulent" pregnancy
"Will I be able to look after him?” This is one of the questions asked by pregnant women who are going through an ordeal with their pregnancy, and whose stories have been collected by the Résilientes media. Although...
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Delaying or eliminating menopause thanks to cryopreservation of ovarian tissue?
In the early days of 2024, the prestigious scientific journal American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology published the results of a study to determine the feasibility of cryopreserving ovarian tissue in order to delay...