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Béatrice Blondel

Researcher at University of Paris

Publications -  191
Citations -  8882

Béatrice Blondel is an academic researcher from University of Paris. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 178 publications receiving 8089 citations. Previous affiliations of Béatrice Blondel include Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University & French Institute of Health and Medical Research.

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Medical responsibility of midwives in public and private maternity units. Results of a survey of 11 French regions

TL;DR: The roles of midwives vary from one type of maternity unit to another, but differences are also observed within the same categories of units, including the postnatal ward, antenatal ward, and for some specific tasks in the labor ward.
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Home visits during pregnancy. Review of randomized studies and further questions

TL;DR: For women with complications, the absence of an effect on hospitalizations may be related to lack of coordination between hospital units and home surveillance units, and home visits should be evaluated by better integrating the knowledge of the effects of social support on health status at birth and the mother-infant relationship.
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Ultrasound in Obstetrics: Do the Published Evaluative Studies Justify Its Routine Use?

TL;DR: The spread of ultrasound scanning was based mainly on evaluative surveys which assessed its diagnostic value, and the results of the RCTs measuring the effects on health of this screening procedure did not give strong evidence for its routine use.