Study on How Parents' Anticipated Choice of a Doctor at the Maternity Hospital Influences the Newborn's First Post-discharge Consultation

First Required Medical Examination of the Newborn After Discharge From the Maternity Hospital: Does the Choice of a General Practitioner Facilitate Its Completion Within the Recommended Timeframe ?

The goal of this observational study is to determine whether, in a population of well-informed parents, choosing a general practitioner at the maternity hospital facilitates the completion of the newborn's first required medical examination within the second week of life.

The main question it aims to answer is: Does selecting a general practitioner before leaving the maternity hospital allow the newborn's first medical examination to be completed within the recommended period?

Participants will be asked to complete an initial questionnaire, which will be given to them before leaving the maternity hospital, and then a second questionnaire by telephone one month later.

For eligible newborns, an information sheet will be provided to the parents or legal guardians.

Parents or legal guardians who have been informed of the study and do not object to their child's participation will receive a questionnaire between the second postnatal day (D2) and discharge from the maternity ward.

Each completed questionnaire will be collected prior to discharge. The research team will then contact the parents by telephone on day 30 (±3 days) to administer the second questionnaire and record their responses.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Term newborn ≥ 37 weeks of gestation
• Birth weight > 3000 g
• Growth > 5th percentile according to Fenton curves
• No diagnosed or suspected pathology during antenatal care or the maternity stay
• No postnatal complications requiring temporary hospitalization in the neonatal unit or kangaroo care unit

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pathology diagnosed or suspected in the newborn during the maternity hospital stay.
• Requirement for temporary hospitalization in a neonatal unit or kangaroo care unit, including but not limited to: neonatal jaundice, abnormal oxygenation or laboratory findings, suspected early-onset bacterial infection, transient respiratory distress requiring more than 2 hours of non-invasive ventilation at birth, monitoring of mother-infant bonding, or maternal treatments during pregnancy necessitating clinical monitoring.
• Language barrier in both parents.
• Parents (legal guardians) informed of the study and having declined participation for themselves and their child.