Institut national de la santé et de la recherche medicale

Center for Epidemiology and Statistics Sorbonne Paris Cité

INSERM UMR 1153
Maternité de Port-Royal
53 avenue de l'observatoire
75014 PARIS


Project Leaders

Jennifer Zeitlin

Paris, France

Phone number: +33 1 42 34 55 77
Fax: + 33 1 43 26 89 79

E-mail Contact

Pierre Yves Ancel

Paris, France

Phone number: +33 1 42 34 55 60
Fax: +33 1 43 26 89 79

E-mail Contact


Institution Portrait

French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) is a public scientific and technological institute which operates under the joint authority of the French Ministry of Health and French Ministry of Research (2,131 researchers and 2,962 engineers and technicians). EPOPé is a research team in the Center for Research on Epidemiology and Statistics Sorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS) at INSERM and the Paris-Descartes University. Our research focuses on the health of women during and after pregnancy, the health of children as it relates to pregnancy and birth, and general pediatrics in France and internationally. We have over 70 researchers, study coordinators and doctoral students. Our team coordinates the EPIPAGE 1 and EPIPAGE 2 French VPT cohorts (PI: PY Ancel) and EPICE/SHIPS European VPT cohorts (PI: J. Zeitlin).