Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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Synonymous names: | Lead maternity carer; Primary maternity carer; Maternity care co-ordinator; Named maternity carer |
METEOR identifier: | 562469 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Definition: | The health care professional who coordinates the care for a woman during the antenatal, intrapartum or postnatal stages of maternity care, based on the woman's identified needs and individual circumstances. This may be a midwife, obstetrician, general practitioner or other maternity health professional. |
Context: | Public and private maternity services. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Collaborative maternity carer Health, Standard 14/05/2015 See also Continuity of carer Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Metadata items which use this glossary item: | Collaborative maternity carer Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Maternity model of care NBPDS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Maternity model of care—profession of designated maternity carer Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Maternity model of care—profession of designated maternity carer, code N[N] Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Profession of collaborative maternity carer Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |