In 2013 werden in Nederland, gefinancierd met subsidie van ZonMw, negen regionale geboortezorgconsortia opgericht. Tussen 2012 en 2018 is er variatie in perinatale uitkomsten tussen deze regionale consortia te zien. In dit artikel beschrijven we deze variatie. Dit kan aanknopingspunten geven voor kwaliteitsverbetering …

Verloskundig zorgverleners registre­ren veel gegevens over het verloop van de zwangerschap en bevalling in de Perinatale Registratie Nederland (Perined). De mate waarin deze data binnen de verloskundige keten wordt gebruikt voor reflectie of verbetering van zorg is echter beperkt. In dit artikel wordt …

Background Preconception care (PCC) is care prior to conception to optimize parental health, and health of the future child, through biomedical and behavioral changes. Providing PCC to all women with a wish to conceive will improve perinatal health. PCC is especially important for women with a chronic …

Objectives To describe characteristics of neonates with severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia (SNH) and to gain more insight in improvable factors that may have contributed to the development of SNH. Design and setting Descriptive study, based on national Dutch perinatal audit data on SNH from 2017 to …

Objective To describe characteristics, risk factors and maternal, obstetric and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Design Multi-centre prospective population-based cohort study. Setting Nationwide study in the Netherlands. Population Pregnant …

Background: Safety and efficiency of emergency care can be optimized with a triage system which uses urgency to prioritize care. The Dutch Obstetric Telephone Triage System (DOTTS) was developed to provide a basis for assessing urgency of unplanned obstetric care requests by telephone. Reliability and …

Ondanks enige huiver bij zorgverleners is een pilot gestart om te zien of, en hoe ouders een inbreng kunnen hebben in de perinatale audit. Een blik in het wiegje van de pilot: zorgverleners én ouders krijgen meer begrip voor elkaar en dat helpt de samenwerking.

Objective and Purpose: A triage system that prioritizes care according to medical urgency has a favorable effect on safety and efficiency of emergency care. The Dutch obstetric telephone triage system is comparable to physical triage systems. It consists of five urgency levels: resuscitation and life …

Openbare les bij het lectoraat Audit en Registratie, in het bijzonder toegepast in de perinatale zorg.

A growing number of women have paid jobs before and during pregnancy. Thus, increasingly more women are potentially exposed to occupational hazards by working with organic solvents, pollutants, toxins, or contaminated water. Working in these areas can lead to adverse effects on the health of young women …