An approach to assessing the quality of birth centres results of the Dutch birth centre study

Objective: to determine the usability of a recently developed set of 30 structure and process birth centre quality indicators. Design: an explorative study using mixed-methods including literature, a survey, interviews and observations. The study is part of the Dutch Birth Centre Study. We first determined the measurability of birth centre...

Quality improvement opportunities for handover practices in birth centres: A case study from a process perspective

Objective: to determine the usability of a recently developed set of 30 structure and process birth centre quality indicators. Design: an explorative study using mixed-methods including literature, a survey, interviews and observations. The study is part of the Dutch Birth Centre Study. We first determined the measurability of birth centre...

Typology of birth centres in the Netherlands using the Rainbow model of integrated care: Results of the Dutch Birth Centre Study

Background: The goal of integrated care is to offer a continuum of care that crosses the boundaries of public health, primary, secondary, and tertiary care. Integrated care is increasingly promoted for people with complex needs and has also recently been promoted in maternity care systems to improve the quality of care. Especially when located...

Cost-effectiveness of planned birth in a birth centre compared with alternative planned places of birth: results of the Dutch Birth Centre study

Objectives To estimate the cost-effectiveness of a planned birth in a birth centre compared with alternative planned places of birth for low-risk women. In addition, a distinction has been made between different types of locations and integration profiles of birth centres. Design Economic evaluation based on a prospective cohort study. Setting...

Experiences of women who planned birth in a birth centre compared to alternative planned places of birth. Results of the Dutch Birth Centre Study

Objective to assess the experiences with maternity care of women who planned birth in a birth centre and to compare them to alternative planned places of birth, by using the responsiveness concept of the World Health Organization. Design this study is a cross-sectional study using the ReproQ questionnaire filled out eight to ten weeks after...

De opkomst van geboortecentra en hun rol in de zorg [Are birth centres the right answer to the current problems in maternity care?]

Birth centres are a relatively new development in the Netherlands. Home birth is still very common but an increasing number of women prefer the ‘safety’ of a more clinical environment, especially since the publication of and all the media attention about the Euro-Peristat data on perinatal deaths. The Steering Group ‘Pregnancy and Childbirth’...