Maternity model of care—midwifery caseload indicator, yes/no code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Midwifery caseload indicator |
Synonymous names: | Midwifery group practice; Midwifery continuity of carer |
METEOR identifier: | 558582 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a model of maternity care is a midwifery caseload model of care, as represented by a code. |
Context: | Used in maternal and perinatal healthcare settings. |
Data Element Concept: | Maternity model of care—midwifery caseload indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Boolean | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 1 | Yes |
2 | No |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 1 Yes This code is to be used only if the model of care is midwifery caseload. This involves a midwife having a set number of women per month or per annum (full-time equivalent) for whom they are the primary midwife, providing and coordinating the majority of care throughout pregnancy, labour and after birth and acting as a backup midwife for another primary midwife. The primary midwife is usually on-call for 24 hours per day for a set period and is often paid on an annualised salary and not on shifts. This is different to team midwifery. CODE 2 No This code is to be used for all other models of care, including team midwifery. Although a team midwifery model may look after a set number of women per year, this number is shared among the team rather than having each midwife act as primary midwife for their own caseload of women. |
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Collection methods: | Data are gathered using the Maternity Care Classification System (MaCCS) data collection questionnaire on an annual basis by every maternity service when classifying their models of care or when a new model of care is introduced. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit |
Origin: | National Maternity Data Development Project (AIHW and NPESU), Maternity Care Classification System subproject. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Maternity model of care—midwifery caseload size, number N[NN] Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Maternity model of care NBPDS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 DSS specific information: If the value for this data element is recorded as “CODE 1 Yes” then the value for Maternity model of care—extent of continuity of designated carer, code N[N] must be recorded as “CODE 5 Whole duration of maternity period - antenatal, intrapartum. and postpartum”. |