Female—caesarean section at most recent previous birth indicator, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Caesarean section at most recent previous birth indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 422187 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a caesarean section was performed for the most recent previous pregnancy that resulted in a birth, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Female—caesarean section at most recent previous birth indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no/not applicable/not stated/inadequately described code N |
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: | This item should be completed for all women who give birth. CODE 7 Not applicable This code should be applied if the woman has not had a previous pregnancy that resulted in a birth at or after 20 weeks gestation or of a baby weighing 400 grams or more. |
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Comments: | Previous caesarean sections are associated with a higher risk of complications, and when used with other Data elements provides important information on the risk of obstetric care. This item can be used to determine vaginal births occurring after a caesarean section delivery (VBAC). |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Female—caesarean section indicator (last previous birth) code N Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 Has been superseded by Female—caesarean section at most recent previous birth indicator, code N Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Perinatal NMDS 2014-18 Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 DSS specific information: This item is collected for the mother only. |
Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Numerator
National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 15–Females having their second birth vaginally whose first birth was by caesarean section, 2018 Health, Superseded 19/06/2019 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 15–Females having their second birth vaginally whose first birth was by caesarean section, 2019 Health, Superseded 16/09/2020 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 15–Females having their second birth vaginally whose first birth was by caesarean section, 2020 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 15—Women having their second birth vaginally whose first birth was by caesarean section (2016) Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
Used as Denominator
National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 15–Females having their second birth vaginally whose first birth was by caesarean section, 2018 Health, Superseded 19/06/2019 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 15–Females having their second birth vaginally whose first birth was by caesarean section, 2019 Health, Superseded 16/09/2020 |