Number of previous pregnancies
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Property |
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| METEOR identifier: | 269051 |
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| Definition: | A count of previous pregnancies. |
| Context: | Perinatal statistics: The number of previous pregnancies is an important component of the woman's reproductive history. Parity may be a risk factor for adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. |
| Property group: | Assessment event |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | In multiple pregnancies with more than one type of outcome, the pregnancies should be recorded in the following order:
A pregnancy resulting in multiple births should be counted as one pregnancy. Where the outcome was one stillbirth and one live birth, count as stillbirth. If a previous pregnancy was a hydatidiform mole, code as spontaneous or induced abortion (or rarely, ectopic pregnancy), depending on the outcome. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
| Data Element Concepts implementing this property: | Female—number of previous pregnancies
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