https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Giving birth at home is an option in France - but it’s rare, it’s not encouraged and it might not be easy to access. Here's how the system works. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231122/reader-question-can-i-have-a-home-birth-in-france Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:08:06 +0100 reader-question-can-i-have-a-home-birth-in-france Having a baby in France? Writer and British mum-of-two Jackie McGeown shares her tips about how the French do pregnancy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170131/eight-things-you-should-know-about-being-pregnant-in-france Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:28:02 +0100 eight-things-you-should-know-about-being-pregnant-in-france The French birth rate is now the highest in Europe, according to a new study, after it knocked Ireland off the top spot thanks to a number of reasons. But will it stay that way? https://www.thelocal.fr/20151104/can-france-remain-europes-baby-making-champion Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:07:10 +0100 can-france-remain-europes-baby-making-champion Almost 80 percent of French women will have an epidural during childbirth, new statistics show, ranking them among the most dependent on the pain killers in the world. But why? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150904/why-do-so-many-french-women-have-epidurals Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:55:35 +0200 why-do-so-many-french-women-have-epidurals A 45-year-old French woman says she had no idea she was pregnant until her baby literally popped out while she was on holiday at a ski resort in the Alps this week. It may sound unbelievable but the phenomemon is not as uncommon as you might have thought. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140227/i-didnt-know-i-was-pregnant-says-shocked-mum-45 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:33:00 +0100 i-didnt-know-i-was-pregnant-says-shocked-mum-45