The parents' house at the Bicêtre hospital: an impact on the healing of children

The parents' house at the Bicêtre hospital: an impact on the healing of children

The Bicêtre Hospital in Paris provides parents of hospitalized children with accommodation: the parents' house. For families coming from the provinces, this solution is not only economical, but it allows for genuine mutual assistance. A place of encounter and welcome, parents exchange and support each other morally in the trials they go through. The "hospital home" offers mothers the opportunity to be integrated into the daily care of their child alongside caregivers. But especially the proximity and presence of parents has a real impact on the acceleration of healing, as confirmed by Professor Daniel ALAGILLE, head of the pediatric hepatology department of the Bicêtre Hospital. The testimonies of two mothers complete the subject.

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Publication date : 6 March 1990