Pregnancy (last previous)—pregnancy completion date, DDMMYYYY

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Date of completion of last previous pregnancy
METeOR identifier:	270002
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:	Date on which the pregnancy preceding the current pregnancy was completed.
Data Element Concept:	Pregnancy (last previous)—pregnancy completion date
Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Date
Data type:	Date/Time
Format:	DDMMYYYY
Maximum character length:	8
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Estimate day of month (DD), if first day is unknown.
Comments:	This metadata item is recommended by the World Health Organization. It is currently collected in some states and territories. Interval between pregnancies may be an important risk factor for the outcome of the current pregnancy, especially for preterm birth and low birthweight.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	National Perinatal Data Development Committee
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Date of completion of last previous pregnancy, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.6 KB)

Value domain attributes