College Perinatale Zorg

What College Perinatale Zorg does

College Perinatale Zorg (CPZ) is a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting) established in 2011 that operates as the national coordinating platform for integrated perinatal care in the Netherlands. It was founded by seven national stakeholder organizations — Bo Geboortezorg, KNOV (Royal Dutch Organization of Midwives), NVOG (Dutch Association for Obstetrics and Gynaecology), NVK (Dutch Association for Paediatrics), NVZ (Dutch Association of Hospitals), Patiëntenfederatie Nederland, and Zorgverzekeraars Nederland (ZN) — to implement the 2010 'Een Goed Begin' advisory report, which identified gaps in Dutch perinatal outcomes relative to international benchmarks. CPZ serves VSVs (midwife collaboration agreements), hospital networks, municipalities, healthcare professionals, and patient organizations, with a specific focus on reducing preventable infant mortality and improving care integration across the medical and social domains.

The core product is the Kennisnet Geboortezorg online platform (kennisnetgeboortezorg.nl), a WordPress-based knowledge hub delivering more than 15 specialized toolkits and instruments. These include the VSV-spiegel self-assessment (developed with Jan van Es Instituut), the Zorgpadentool (care-pathway tool), the LPZ Dashboard for real-time obstetrics and neonatology capacity across ROAZ regions, the Talentool Geboortezorg multilingual resource library, the Toolkit Integrale Bekostiging, the Toolkit Benchmarking Uitkomstindicatoren, the Dossier Vroegsignalering en Interventies, and the recently launched 'Eerste 1000 dagen' training course. CPZ also facilitates the Landelijke Tafel Integrale Geboortezorg (LTIG), the national convening table where birth-care parties set joint policy direction on equal terms.

The business model is grant-funded: CPZ receives annual subsidies from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), to which it is directly accountable for its work program and subsidy use. All services, toolkits, and the VSV-spiegel are provided free of charge to stakeholders; co-funding is sourced from partners such as Van Leer Foundation. The organization is governed by a board, a participants' council, and a bureau led by Directors Marlies Buurman and Caroline van Weert, headquartered at Mercatorlaan 1200 in Utrecht. CPZ has no subsidiaries, no commercial revenue streams, and no disclosed parent organization — it is a non-profit entity under the supervision of VWS.

Name

College Perinatale Zorg

Legal name

College Perinatale Zorg

Website

https://kennisnetgeboortezorg.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

College Perinatale Zorg (CPZ) is a Dutch non-profit foundation that coordinates integrated perinatal care nationally, providing free toolkits, dashboards, and training to midwife collaboration agreements, hospitals, municipalities, and healthcare professionals, funded by Ministry of VWS subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidy: CPZ receives subsidies from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) as their primary funding source. The organization is accountable to VWS for their work program and proper use of subsidy funds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

College Perinatale Zorg (CPZ) operates Kennisnet Geboortezorg, an online knowledge platform that provides toolkits, interactive tools, news, and resources for healthcare professionals working in Dutch perinatal (birth) care. The foundation coordinates national efforts for integrated birth care through the Landelijke Tafel Integrale Geboortezorg (LTIG) platform, supporting Verloskundige Samenwerkingsverbanden (VSVs), municipalities, and healthcare professionals with free professionalization tools, assessment instruments, dashboards, and educational resources.

Product overview

College Perinatale Zorg (CPZ) operates Kennisnet Geboortezorg as its central online knowledge platform for integrated perinatal care in the Netherlands. The platform serves as a comprehensive resource hub for birth care professionals, combining informational content with practical toolkits and interactive tools. The core portfolio includes the VSV Toolkit (for developing midwife collaboration associations), the Toolkit Integrale Bekostiging (for understanding integral financing), the Toolkit Cliënt als gelijkwaardig partner (for client participation), the Waardegedreven integrale geboortezorg Toolkit (for value-driven care), the Toolkit Benchmarking Uitkomstindicatoren (for benchmarking outcome indicators), the VSV-spiegel (self-assessment instrument), the Talentool Geboortezorg (multilingual materials), the LPZ Dashboard (real-time capacity monitoring), the Leertraject Sociale Geboortezorg (learning trajectory for social birth care), the Wegwijzer Kansrijke Ontmoetingen (for local coalition building), the Dossier Vroegsignalering en Interventies (early detection dossier), the Bekostigingswijzer Preventie (prevention financing guide), the Interactieve Kaart Geboortezorg (interactive map), the Gebruik van Cijfers (data usage tools), Prenataal Huisbezoek JGZ (prenatal home visit resources), the companion website Waardegedreven Geboortezorg, and the Landelijke Tafel Integrale Geboortezorg (LTIG) national coordination platform. CPZ also supports the IG Monitor (Integrale Geboortezorg Monitor) and facilitates the VSV Spiegel. The overall architecture is a platform-with-toolkits model, where Kennisnet Geboortezorg serves as the primary portal and content hub, with individual toolkits and instruments offered as specialized modules for distinct use cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kennisnet Geboortezorg Platform The central online platform of CPZ providing information, news, and tools on integrated birth care for healthcare professionals in the Netherlands. Serves as the primary digital hub for the perinatal care community.
• VSV Toolkit A toolkit containing components that a VSV (midwife collaboration association) can use to develop itself, including strengthening VSV culture, setting future vision and strategic direction, and formalizing collaboration agreements and organizational structure.
• Toolkit Integrale Bekostiging Helps VSVs understand what integral financing is and what considerations VSVs have for transitioning to it, including what needs to be arranged and how VSVs can approach the transition.
• Toolkit Client als gelijkwaardig partner Provides tools, examples, information and resources to shape equal partnership in VSVs, with materials organized across three levels to support client participation in birth care.
• Waardegedreven integrale geboortezorg Toolkit Provides practical tools and examples from practice for applying outcome-oriented/value-driven care in VSVs, including a value-driven care program, links to websites, and a 'VSV-data naar VSV-doen' manual for setting up interprofessional learning and improvement sessions.
• VSV-spiegel (VSV Mirror) An assessment instrument consisting of two online questionnaires—a quickscan (5 min) and an integration meter (10 min)—that shows how collaboration is proceeding within a VSV, how integrated the collaboration is, and what steps remain to be taken. Developed by Jan van Es Instituut in partnership with CPZ; offered free of charge.
• LPZ Dashboard The Landelijk Platform Zorgcoördinatie (LPZ) dashboard provides real-time insight into capacity for obstetrics and neonatology within ROAZ regions, enabling community-based midwives to quickly anticipate shortages via an app. The dashboard has been expanded to include PICU centers.
• Leertraject Sociale Geboortezorg in het Ziekenhuis (en eruit!) A national learning trajectory supporting seven hospital-community collaboration alliances in sustainably embedding collaboration between medical and social domains, with the aim of providing integrated care for (expectant) families who are socially vulnerable. Includes factsheets, presentations, and individualized support plus working sessions.
• Wegwijzer Kansrijke Ontmoetingen Supports birth care professionals in joining local Kansrijke Start (Promising Start) coalitions, bundling practical examples, screening instruments, and tools such as the analysis tool, care pathway tool, and VSV toolkit to strengthen regional collaboration between birth care, youth health, and social domain.
• Bekostigingswijzer Preventie in de Geboortezorg Provides an overview of preventive care and support for (expectant) parents financed through the Health Insurance Act (Zvw) or the Public Health Act (Wpg), covering nationally available activities from preconception through the postpartum period, with information on purpose, providers, procurement, and reimbursement.
• Interactieve Kaart Geboortezorg An interactive national map showing birth care organizations and collaboration associations in the Netherlands, providing insight into and connection with organizations in the birth care sector.
• Gebruik van Cijfers Tools and guidance for mapping local perinatal data and problem areas, including links to WaarStaatIkGemeente.nl, Peristat.nl, the Vulnerability Atlas, and the ROS-Wijkscan for population-level data analysis.
• Website Waardegedreven Geboortezorg A dedicated companion website providing information about value-driven birth care, including tools, examples, an e-learning on shared decision-making, and resources for applying ICHOM pregnancy and birth outcome sets.
• Landelijke Tafel Integrale Geboortezorg (LTIG) The national platform where birth care parties work on an equal basis to set direction for the course and development of integrated birth care and make decisions on joint priorities. CPZ supports the LTIG practically and processually.

Quantifiable outcome

• 275 municipalities are building or strengthening first 1000 days programs through CPZ-supported initiatives
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Bo GeboortezorgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Founding partner of CPZ. Bo Geboortezorg represents interests in birth care and is one of the 7 founding organizations that established CPZ to implement the 'Een Goed Begin' advisory report.
• KNOV (Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie van Verloskundigen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Royal Dutch Organization of Midwives - founding partner of CPZ representing midwife professionals in integrated perinatal care development.
• NVOG (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Obstetrie en Gynaecologie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Dutch Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology - founding partner representing gynecologist professionals in CPZ governance.
• NVK (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Dutch Association of Pediatrics - founding partner representing pediatric professionals in perinatal care governance.
• NVZ (Nederlandse Vereniging van Ziekenhuizen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Dutch Association of Hospitals - founding partner representing hospital interests in integrated perinatal care implementation.
• Patiëntenfederatie NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Patient Federation Netherlands - founding partner representing patient and client interests in CPZ governance and integrated perinatal care.
• Zorgverzekeraars Nederland (ZN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Healthcare Insurers Netherlands - founding partner representing health insurer interests in financing and implementing integrated perinatal care.
• Andersson Elffers Felix (AEF)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm that co-organizes the learning trajectory 'Sociale Geboortezorg in het ziekenhuis' with CPZ on behalf of the Ministry of VWS and Van Leer Foundation.
• NCJ (Nederlands Centrum Jeugdgezondheid)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Center for Youth Healthcare - collaborates with CPZ on workshops for prenatals home visits, Kansrijke Start programs, and early intervention tools.
• Jan van Es InstituutmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the VSV Mirror assessment tool in collaboration with CPZ for evaluating integration and cooperation in midwife collaboration agreements.
• PharosmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge center for healthcare professionals - collaborated on developing the Zorgpadentool (Care Path Tool) for Kansrijke Start program implementation.
• Landelijke Tafel Integrale Geboortezorg (LTIG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational platform facilitated by CPZ where birth care parties collaborate on equal terms to shape integrated perinatal care policy and implementation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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