Soins maternels intensifs (Maternal Intensive Care) en Belgique - KCE

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4.2.10.2 Capacity of maternities with MIC-services
Region Province
Table 20: Number of deliveries in maternities with MIC-services
Number of Maternities
with MIC-services N of MIC-beds
Total
deliveries
Number of
deliveries per
maternity with
MIC-services
Région Bruxelles-Capitale
Brussels Hoofdstedelijk gewest 6 64 16,351 2,725
Vlaams Antwerpen 3 24 16,648 5,549
gewest Vlaams Brabant 1 20 5,882 5,882
West Vlaanderen 1 8 10,014 10,014
Oost Vlaanderen 1 8 11,935 11,935
Limburg 1 8 6,742 6,742
Total Vlaams gewest 7 68 51,221 7,303
Région Brabant Wallon 0 0 1,840 No MIC
Wallonne Hainaut 2 16 12,704 6.352
Liège 2 24 9,824 4.912
Luxembourg 0 0 2,118 No MIC
Namur 0 0 3,505 No MIC
Total Wallonie 4 40 29,991 7,497
Unknown
Belgium 17 172 97,563 5,739
According to the Royal Decree (RD) of Augustus 20th 1996: « the MIC-service will
serve as referral centre for a group of hospitals totalizing a minimum of 5 000
deliveries”. Globally, the conditions of the RD seems to be respected since 17 MIC
services were created for 85 000 deliveries. However, as seen in table 20 above, the
situation varies widely between regions. The situation is quite similar in Vlaanderen en
in Wallonie but in Brussels, there are not enough births to justify the high number of
MIC-services (6). Of course, MIC services in Brussels can establish reference
agreements with maternity services outside Brussels: this assertion is tested in section
6.3.1. These agreements do not correspond to the primary objective of the Royal
Decree, even if the text of this RD does not prevent maternity services to sign
agreements with several MIC services, including agreements which are practically never
carried out.