{
  "id": 287876,
  "title": "French report downplays the role of small maternity ward closures in rising infant mortality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/french-report-downplays-the-role-of-small-maternity-ward-closures-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-08T01:07:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/08/french-report-downplays-the-role-of-small-maternity-ward-closures-in-rising-infant-mortality_6756279_7.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Older maternal age, social deprivation, an increase in multiple pregnancies: France's General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (IGAS) published a report on August 5 that presents its own analysis of why France has slipped toward the bottom of the European rankings in terms of perinatal mortality.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}