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TOLAC data BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
We are pleased to inform you that the following article is published in the BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Many thanks to the B.OSS collaborators for their contribution.
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BeCare Magazine with BAMM
Because of the World Patien Safety Day, a special edition of the BeCare magazine was published.
As 'enhanced surveillance system' for maternal death in Belgium, BAMM was also included in this edition:
https://www.becaremagazine.be/speciale-editie-werelddag-patientveiligheid/bamm
https://www.becaremagazine.be/edition-speciale-journee-mondiale-securite-des-patients/bamm
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Vacancy expert Emergency Medicine
BAMM is looking for experts in EM with an interest in obstetrical care. More information can be found here.
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Vacancy B.OSS/BAMM officer
Thanks to funding from the FPS Public Health, we can expand our team with an extra B.OSS/BAMM officer. View the Dutch and French version of the vacancy and spread the link to your network or potentially interessted profiles.
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Newsletter 2023
We are happy to share with you the newsletter of B.OSS and BAMM 2023. View the Dutch and French version.
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Biennial report 2020-2021
Thanks to the persistent cooperation of the Belgian maternity services, B.OSS is active for 10 years and B.OSS can count on the support of the Federal Public Service of Public Health. Every 2 year we send feedback to the hospitals on what B.OSS has achieved in recent years in a Biennial Report.
In this report you will find the results of the B.OSS studies of the past registration period, in addition to a description of the further development of B.OSS, the methodology and future studies. B.OSS currently registers Intrahepatic Cholestasis in Pregnancy (ICP) (until December 2023) and Surgical Complications during Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery (until December 2022).
BAMM (Belgian Analysis system for Maternal Mortality) has been launched since January 2021. Most Belgian centers are already officially included in the BAMM project after a positive advice for participation from their ethics committee.
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Evening Symposium B.OSS & BAMM
B.OSS exists 10 years. We want to celebrate this with an evening symposium.
Thursday 5th of May 2022, 19h – 21h
Program:
- BAMM is launched: the methodology and first findings
Karolien Benoit, B.OSS-BAMM-officer
- Le prestataire de soins, deuxième victime de la mortalité maternelle
Dr. Lamyae Benzakour, psychiatrist at the Geneva University Hospitals
- COVID pandemic; the advantage of international obstetric surveillance systems (INOSS)
Prof. dr. Kitty Bloemenkamp, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist at UMC Utrecht & chairman of INOSS
- B.OSS: what can we learn from the completed studies
Dr. Griet Vandenberghe, B.OSS &BAMM, gynaecologist at Ghent University Hospital
More information and presentations can be found here.
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Complications of Bariatric Surgery in Pregnancy
Starting from January 2021 B.OSS is registering every pregnant woman with bariatric surgery preconceptual, presenting with surgical complications during the pregnancy.
Since a surgical complication in early pregnancy may not always be reported to the gynaecologists, the abdominal surgeons in all centers need to be informed about the study. Therefore, this text in Dutch or French, can be used to spread the information within the hospitals.
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BAMM
All cases of maternal death in Belgium since January 2021, are expected to be registered and analysed within BAMM.
However the obstetric services are not always involved in a case of maternal death (for example an early or late death) and not all disciplines who can be involved in a maternal death are aware of BAMM. It is important to make this project known to all services in your hospital (Intensive Care, Anesthesia, Cardiology, Psychiatrics, Oncology, Pulmonary disease, Emergency Service, ...). Thank you to spread the text about BAMM in Dutch or French.