Expecting a child shakes up everything: the body, the schedule, the emotions, but also a host of questions about health, rights or the steps to take. Between medical appointments to schedule, forms to send and advice to sort, many future parents feel like they never have the information at the right time. To respond to this reality, Health Insurance has completely revised its parenting information kit, which follows families from pregnancy until the child is 3 years old. Lighter guides, redesigned calendar, maternity leave certificate, comfort list, but also podcast and monthly newsletter: the system takes on a new dimension, more readable and closer to everyday life.
A parenting kit designed for the entire pregnancy–3 year journey
At the heart of this overhaul, the objective remains the same: to help parents become better informed, anticipate and navigate their parenting journey. Health Insurance has modernized and simplified all of its information tools, with particular attention to three major public health issues: strengthening close monitoring with the status of referring midwife, vigilance around the mental health of parents, and the integration of environmental health, in particular the prevention of exposure to endocrine disruptors during the sensitive period of the first 1,000 days.
This editorial work is also part of the evolution of medical support. Pregnant women can declare, before the end of the 5th month of pregnancy, a referent midwife who will follow them until the 14th week after birth. Her role is to coordinate care with the doctor and the maternity ward, to carry out the majority of appointments during the pregnancy process and to ensure postnatal follow-up. Since the creation of this system at the end of 2023, nearly 201,700 women have already been supported by a referent midwife, which gives an indication of the demand for continuous and identified monitoring.
Podcast and newsletter: new ways to get help
The main visible new feature is the arrival of the first Health Insurance podcast dedicated to parenting, “3, 2, 1… Parents!”. Designed as a listening and advice bubble, this series of 10 episodes of approximately 30 minutes offers lively, concrete support that is very close to everyday life. Hosted by journalist Pauline Verduzier accompanied by midwife Anne Kammerer, the podcast addresses pregnancy monitoring, the role of health professionals, pregnancy and work, sleep, mental health, everyday pollutants and even the health of the child. In each episode, experts – doctors, masseurs-physiotherapists, psychologists, researchers, PMI professionals – share their experience with a caring and uninhibited tone. The 10 episodes are broadcast on the Health Insurance podcast channel and available on all listening platforms.
Another key tool in the new Health Insurance parenting kit: an electronic newsletter sent every month to future parents, linked to the progress of the pregnancy or the first months of the child’s life. It brings together practical advice, appointment reminders, information on rights, procedures and prevention, while relaying the podcast “3, 2, 1… Parents!”. The format is intended to be simple and regular, to maintain the link and provide useful information at the right time without parents having to search for it.
How to use the different practical guides?
The tools already known to parents have also been reviewed. The two practical guides, lighter and reorganized, remain the gateway to the system: “I’m coming ! – Health, rights and procedures before birth“helps to calmly prepare for the birth, while”I am here ! – Health, rights and procedures after birth” takes over after delivery to monitor the child’s health, vaccinations, leave and benefits.
These supports favor a concrete approach and are easier to consult thanks to QR codes, which link to detailed content on ameli.fr. The renovated edition of “I am here ! – Health, rights and procedures after birth” will be available in 2026. In addition, the blanket list, co-constructed with the CAF, brings together in a single document all the essential procedures and appointments before and after the birth so as not to forget anything.
A calendar to no longer get lost in deadlines
Inserted in the letter sent after the declaration of pregnancy, the calendar in the kit reminds you of the dates of the various medical appointments. It now highlights the early prenatal interview, created in May 2020, recommended from the 4th month of pregnancy and possible with a midwife or a doctor, privately, in a PMI center or in the maternity ward. This time can be spent alone or as a couple and allows you to talk freely about questions, emotions and concerns related to the arrival of the child, while identifying any specific support needs.
The calendar also highlights the prenatal prevention check-up, ideally before the 6th month, devoted to lifestyle habits, vaccinations and oral check-up. Even the administrative aspect is simplified: the letter now includes a certificate summarizing the dates of maternity leave, to be given to the employer or to France Travail. For those who need direct contact, the CPAMs finally organize collective workshops “Future parents – Rights & Procedures” and “Health & Prevention”, in person or in webinar, primarily intended for people in precarious or vulnerable situations; the guides and the blanket list are given there to extend the exchange once back home.