Quality assurance of obstetrical care in Belgium.
OBJECTIVE
To assist Obstetric Departments in observing their own performance and comparing it with other departments.


METHODS
Voluntary questionnaire concerning performance filled in at the time of delivery. Data processed by the Ministry of Health and Universities. Coordination by the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.


RESULTS
Thirty seven per cent of the Flemish obstetrical departments were participating at the end of the first year. The profiles show wide variations in intervention rates.
D001530:Belgium; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care