Impact of shortened length of stay for delivery on the required bed capacity in maternity services: results from forecast analysis on administrative data

• Main Authors: Mélanie Lefèvre (Author), Koen Van den Heede (Author), Cécile Camberlin (Author), Nicolas Bouckaert (Author), Claire Beguin (Author), Carl Devos (Author), Carine Van de Voorde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We examine the implications of reducing the average length of stay (ALOS) for a delivery on the required capacity in terms of service volume and maternity beds in Belgium, using administrative data covering all inpatient stays in Belgian general hospitals over the period 2003-201...