Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/68284, first published .
Development and Implementation of a Birth Forecasting Tool to Optimize Resources in Obstetrical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed-Methods Study

Development and Implementation of a Birth Forecasting Tool to Optimize Resources in Obstetrical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed-Methods Study

Development and Implementation of a Birth Forecasting Tool to Optimize Resources in Obstetrical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed-Methods Study

Huibert-Jan Joosse   1 , MSc ;   Karin Jongsma   2 , PhD ;   Marcel Moes   3 , BASc ;   Kitty W Bloemenkamp   4, 5 , Prof Dr ;   Wouter M Tiel Groenestege   1 , PhD ;   Wouter W van Solinge   1 , Prof Dr ;   Saskia Haitjema   1 , MD, PhD ;   Maarten B Kok   3, 6 , PhD

1 Central Diagnostic Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

2 Department of Bioethics & Health Humanities, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

3 Saltro Diagnostic Center, Unilabs Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands

4 Department of Obstetrics, Division Woman and Baby, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

5 Network Regional Acute Obstetric Care (Regionaal Acuut Zorg Overleg Midden Nederland), Utrecht, The Netherlands

6 Digital Innovation Team, Unilabs Group, Geneva, The Netherlands

Corresponding Author:

  • Saskia Haitjema, MD, PhD
  • Central Diagnostic Laboratory
  • University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht
  • Heidelberglaan 100
  • Utrecht 3584CX
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 88 755 0759
  • Email: s.haitjema@umcutrecht.nl