Protection de la femme enceinte dans la recherche biomédicale

The rapid growth of science and medicine provide nowadays an unlimited field of possibilities regarding clinical research. Consequently, pregnant woman's participation in research protocols raise ethical and legal issues, due in particular to her vulnerability to which French lawmaker has responded by adopting protective laws in compliance with international laws and recommendations. Furthermore, since 2011 midwives are entitled to direct and monitor research and shall manage these ethical and legal issues in order to invest in this new field of competencies.