What Perined does

Perined is a Dutch non-profit organization that operates the field-wide quality registry for perinatal care in the Netherlands, covering the full care chain from first-line midwife practices through hospital obstetrics to neonatal intensive care. Formed in 2015 from the merger of PRN (founded 1971) and PAN (founded 2010), Perined collects, validates, deduplicates, and links records from midwives (LVR-1), gynecologists (LVR-2), and pediatricians (LNR) to produce unified per-child records. The organization also facilitates sector-wide perinatal audits and provides longitudinal research infrastructure, with over 50 years of continuous national perinatal data.

Perined's product portfolio is structured around three pillars — Audit, Registration, and Research — delivered through a suite of interconnected web tools. The core platform is mijnPerined, a secure web portal with two-factor authentication where healthcare providers access quality indicators, benchmark against national figures, and manage submissions. The Perinatale Audit Assistent (PAA) supports preparation and processing of perinatal audits, while LNR and LNR Follow-Up registration forms capture neonatal data with multi-year follow-up (ages 2, 5.5, and 8). Supporting tools include Peristat.nl (public statistics), the Geboortegewichtcurven (birth weight reference curves, available as a mobile app), the ACTion-toolkit (PDCA-based quality improvement), NethOSS (severe maternal morbidity surveillance covering ~1,200 cases annually), national quality indicators for integral birth care, and PREM Geboortezorg facilitation. The platform is ISO 27001, NEN 7510, and NEN 7512 certified, with secure data linkage enabled through the CBS research environment.

Perined is funded primarily by an institutional subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Ministerie van VWS), supplemented by participant fees from healthcare providers. First-line midwifery fees flow through KNOV; hospital fees are tiered by size based on records submitted; and NICU contributions are collected via NVK. Additional revenue comes from quoted research data requests, including complex linkages. Provider participation is mandatory under the Zorgverzekeringswet and Wkkgz, and Perined acts as data broker for mandatory submissions to Zorginstituut Nederland. The organization is governed by its founding professional medical associations (KNOV, LHV, NVOG, NVK, NVVP), with oversight provided by a Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht) most recently expanded in April 2026.

Name

Perined

Legal name

Perined

Website

https://perined.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Perined is a Dutch non-profit operating the field-wide quality registry for perinatal care, providing web-based data collection, audit, and benchmarking platforms used by all Dutch midwives, obstetricians, and neonatologists under a statutory mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Quality Registry

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal–Fetal & Neonatal Care Pathways (HLACAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternity & Perinatal Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAJ), Lactation, Postpartum & Perinatal Support Services (HLAFAJAN), Preterm/NICU-Transition Newborn Care (NCS) (HSAAACAF)

Keywords

• Perinatal quality registry
• Maternity care data
• Neonatal registration
• Healthcare audit services
• Obstetric data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ministry of VWS Subsidy: The majority of Perined's income comes from institutional subsidies from the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Ministerie van VWS). This government funding supports the organization's role as the field-wide quality registry for perinatal care.
2. Participant Fees - First-line Midwifery: For first-line midwifery practices, fees are paid by KNOV (Royal Dutch Organization of Midwives) as part of the membership contribution from midwife practices.
3. Participant Fees - Hospitals: Hospitals are categorized by size (small, medium, large, very large) based on number of submitted records. Fees are invoiced directly to hospitals based on their category. Neonatology/NICU contributions are paid by hospitals through the NVK (Dutch Pediatric Association).
4. Research Data Requests: Perined charges fees for some research data requests. Costs are communicated via quote before data provision. Additional costs may apply for complex data linkages or requests requiring special processing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Perined operates the field-wide quality registry for perinatal care in the Netherlands, collecting data from midwives, gynecologists, and pediatricians, facilitating perinatal audits, and conducting research to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. Core services include the mijnPerined web portal for benchmarking indicators, the Perinatale Audit Assistent (PAA) for audit preparation, LNR/LNR Follow-Up neonatal registration forms, national statistics via Peristat.nl, and ACTion quality improvement methodology tools. Participation is mandatory for healthcare providers under Dutch healthcare law and quality standards.

Product overview

Perined is a field-wide quality registration organization covering the entire perinatal care chain in the Netherlands, formed in 2015 from the merger of PRN (Perinatale Registratie Nederland) and PAN (Perinatale Audit Nederland). Its product portfolio consists of a unified platform built around three pillars — Audit, Registration, and Research — supplemented by a suite of web tools and public-facing portals. The core offering centers on mijnPerined (a web portal for indicator dashboards, benchmarking, and data quality management), the Perinatale Audit Assistent / PAA (a tool for audit preparation and processing), and the LNR/LNR Follow-Up registration forms (for neonatal and follow-up data). These are supported by Peristat.nl (public national statistics), the ACTion-toolkit and ACTion Stappenplan (quality improvement methodologies), specialized commission registries (NethOSS, LZA1), reference tools (Geboortegewichtcurven, Zwangerwijzer), and national quality indicators with PREM Geboortezorg facilitation. All tools and data are governed by ISO 27001, NEN 7510, and NEN 7512 certifications, with two-factor authentication securing provider access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• mijnPerined Web-based portal for healthcare providers to log in and access indicator dashboards, mirror their own data against national benchmarks, view quality reports, manage received dossiers, and monitor data submission status. Implements two-factor authentication for secure access.
• Perinatale Audit Assistent (PAA) Tool for preparing and processing perinatal audits. Healthcare providers can create chronological reports, schedule audit meetings, and record outcomes. Approximately 3-4 care providers per team receive accounts for audit preparation and processing. Accreditations for attending audits are tracked in PE-online.
• LNR Registratieformulier (Neonatal Registration Form) Online form for registering neonatal (LNR, Landelijke Neonatale Registratie) data by pediatricians and neonatologists at hospitals with NICU facilities.
• LNR Follow-Up Registratieformulier Online form for registering follow-up data of NICU children at ages 2, 5.5, and 8 years. Built on the WEM Modeler platform.
• Peristat.nl (National Perinatal Statistics) Public-facing website displaying national perinatal statistics and trends for integral birth care in the Netherlands. Updated with annual figures from the Perined registration.
• Landelijke Cijfers en Trends (National Figures and Trends) National perinatal statistics and trend data published annually, covering children born at 24 weeks or more gestation. Based on data from midwives, gynecologists, and neonatologists. Results are available as downloadable PDF reports (kerncijfers).
• Geboortegewichtcurven (Birth Weight Curves) Dutch national fetal growth/birth weight reference curves used by healthcare providers. Available as a mobile app (Perined-Hoftiezer-app) and via Perined's website.
• NethOSS (Netherlands Obstetric Surveillance System) Registry tracking severe maternal morbidity and complications during pregnancy and the postpartum period, including maternal mortality, peripartum hysterectomy, embolization for postpartum hemorrhage, relaparotomy after cesarean, and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy. Perined facilitates reporting and document sharing with the commission.
• Commissie Late Zwangerschapsafbreking (LZA1) Committee reporting on late pregnancy termination cases in the Netherlands. Perined facilitates reporting and document sharing with the committee.
• ACTion-toolkit / ACTion Stappenplan Structured quality improvement methodology and toolkit (based on the PDCA cycle) for translating audit findings into concrete improvement plans. Includes a six-step action plan, a fillable program, e-learning modules, and online training for teams.
• Zwangerwijzer Tool providing information and guidance for pregnant women. Facilitated by Perined as part of its knowledge-sharing services.
• Landelijke Kwaliteitsindicatoren Integrale Geboortezorg (National Quality Indicators) Set of nationally agreed quality indicators for integral birth care, tripartitely established by the indicator working group under LTIG. Many indicators are calculated, queried, or facilitated by Perined. Results are calculated at VSV level and published on Zorginzicht.
• PREM Geboortezorg (Patient Reported Experience Measure) National questionnaire for measuring client experiences in birth care. Perined facilitates distribution and collection of PREM responses. Results are available at both care institution and VSV level in mijnPerined.
• Spiegelinformatie (Mirror/Benchmarking Data) Benchmarking data available to healthcare providers in mijnPerined, allowing them to compare their own results with national figures and peer VSVs. Supports VSV-level reporting, filtering by VSV type, and data downloads for sharing.
• Kerncijfers Jaarrapportages (Annual Key Figures) Annual key figures reports summarizing perinatal data, published as PDFs (kerncijfers-YYYY.pdf) covering children born at 24+ weeks gestation. The 2024 and 2023 reports are available for download.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 0.7% of pregnancies (about 1,200 per year) involve serious maternal complications that are captured by NethOSS registry, enabling targeted quality improvement.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Integration6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LHV (Landelijke Huisartsen Vereniging)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Family Physicians Association. LHV represents general practitioners, including those actively involved in obstetrics (VVAH). LHV is one of the founding professional organizations of Perined's predecessor organizations (PRN and PAN). The association facilitates first-line healthcare provider participation in perinatal quality registration.
• KNOV (Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie van Verloskundigen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal Dutch Organization of Midwives. KNOV represents first-line midwife practices in the Netherlands. KNOV is a founding organization of Perined and facilitates its member practices' participation in perinatal registration and audits. KNOV also pays the registration fees for first-line practices.
• NVOG (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Obstetrie en Gynaecologie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. NVOG represents hospital-based obstetricians and gynecologists. NVOG is a founding organization of Perined and facilitates hospital-based obstetrician participation in perinatal quality registration.
• NVK (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Pediatric Association. NVK represents pediatricians including neonatologists. NVK facilitates pediatric participation in perinatal registration and collects NICU fees from hospitals for payment to Perined.
• NVVP (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Pathologie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Society of Pathology. NVVP is one of the founding professional organizations of Perined's predecessor organizations, contributing pathology-related expertise to perinatal quality improvement.
• CPZ (Kennisnet Geboortezorg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPZ coordinates the PREM Geboortezorg (Patient Reported Experience Measure for maternity care). Perined facilitates PREM data collection through its platforms, contributing to national client experience measurement in perinatal care.
• Zorginstituut NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Healthcare Institute. Perined acts as a data broker for data delivery to Zorginstituut. Healthcare providers are legally required to submit quality data to Zorginstituut per the Zorgverzekeringswet (Healthcare Insurance Act), and Perined facilitates this mandatory data delivery.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Healthcare Improvement Scotland / Scottish Perinatal Network: Healthcare Improvement Scotland (including the Scottish Perinatal Network) undertakes national quality improvement, audit, and benchmarking across Scottish maternity and neonatal services. It is a regional peer performing the same field-wide audit and benchmarking function for Scotland that Perined performs for the Netherlands.

Others

• Nictiz: Nictiz is the Dutch national competence center for healthcare IT standardization and information exchange, supporting interoperability (e.g., eOverdracht, Twiin). It is comparable as a non-profit Dutch ecosystem organization that sets healthcare data standards Perined depends on, rather than as a direct competitor; it shapes the regulatory and interoperability environment in which Perined operates.

Direct peers

• National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP): NNAP audits neonatal services across England against a defined dataset of evidence-based indicators, producing annual reports for NHS trusts. It is directly comparable to Perined's neonatal arm (LNR / LNR Follow-Up and NICU benchmarking via mijnPerined) but operates in the NHS England context rather than the Dutch care chain.
• CPZ / Kennisnet Geboortezorg: Kennisnet Geboortezorg is the Dutch national knowledge network for birth care that coordinates PREM Geboortezorg and works alongside Perined to support the integral birth care chain. It is directly comparable as a parallel field-wide Dutch perinatal coordination body that complements Perined's registry function with knowledge dissemination and client experience measurement.
• Euro-Peristat: Euro-Peristat is a European research network that compiles comparable perinatal health indicators across European countries using national registry data. It is directly comparable as the supra-national aggregator of national perinatal registry outputs of the type Perined produces, and a logical upper-tier partner or stakeholder for Perined.
• National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU): NPEU at the University of Oxford runs UK-wide perinatal surveillance, confidential inquiries into maternal deaths, and birth cohort research for the NHS. It is directly comparable to Perined in operating national-level perinatal epidemiology, audit, and research using linked maternity data, but serves the UK instead of the Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• Health Catalyst: Health Catalyst is a US-based enterprise healthcare data and analytics platform that ingests clinical and operational data to drive quality, cost, and outcomes improvement. It is broadly comparable to Perined at the platform/analytics layer (e.g., mijnPerined benchmarking, indicator dashboards) but operates commercially across many clinical conditions rather than specializing in perinatal care.
• Premier Inc. Premier is a US healthcare improvement company that aggregates clinical and operational data from member hospitals to support benchmarking, quality measurement, and supply-chain analytics. It is broadly comparable as a data-driven quality benchmarking provider serving hospitals, similar in role to Perined's LVR-2/hospital benchmarking, but US-focused and commercially oriented.
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): RCOG is the UK professional body for obstetrics and gynaecology that runs clinical guidelines, audit programs (e.g., Each Baby Counts), and quality initiatives. It is broadly comparable to the consortium of KNOV/NVOG/NVK that governs Perined, but RCOG is a much broader clinical and educational membership body, not a dedicated data registry.

Emerging players

• PeriGen Inc. PeriGen provides AI-driven perinatal decision support and electronic fetal monitoring analytics used in hospital labor and delivery units. It is an emerging commercial player focused on maternal-fetal care quality and decision support, overlapping with Perined's perinatal audit and care-pathway mission but with a vendor/SaaS delivery model rather than a national registry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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