Female (mother)—postpartum perineal status, code N[N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Postpartum perineal status |
METEOR identifier: | 630080 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
Definition: | The state of the perineum following birth, as represented by a code. |
Context: | Perinatal statistics |
Data Element Concept: | Female (mother)—postpartum perineal status |
Value Domain: | Perineal status code N[N] |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Multiple entries of permissible values are allowed. |
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Comments: | Perineal laceration (tear) may cause significant maternal morbidity in the postnatal period. Episiotomy is an indicator of management during labour and, to some extent, of obstetric intervention. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Female (mother)—postpartum perineal status, code N[N] Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 Has been superseded by Female—postpartum perineal status, code N[N] Health, Superseded 20/11/2019 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Perinatal NMDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 |
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