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Article R2112-7 of the French Public Health Code

The departmental service must have :

1° One full-time midwife or the equivalent for every 1,500 children born alive during the previous calendar year to parents residing in the department;

2° One full-time nursery nurse or its equivalent for every 250 children born alive during the previous calendar year to parents residing in the department.

If it is not possible to recruit nursery nurses, the department may call on nurses with appropriate experience.

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Article R2112-7

Le service départemental doit disposer :

1° D’une sage-femme à plein temps ou son équivalent pour 1 500 enfants nés vivants au cours de l’année civile précédente, de parents résidant dans le département ;

2° D’une puéricultrice à plein temps ou son équivalent pour 250 enfants nés vivants au cours de l’année civile précédente, de parents résidant dans le département.

En cas d’impossibilité de recruter des puéricultrices, le service peut faire appel à des infirmiers ou infirmières ayant acquis une expérience appropriée.

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