Birth event—analgesia administered indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termAnalgesia administered indicator
METEOR identifier:Help on this term695200
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 03/12/2020
Definition:Help on this term

An indicator of whether analgesia was administered to the female during a birth event, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Birth event—analgesia administered indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Yes
2No
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 9    Not stated/inadequately described

This code is not for use in primary data collections.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

This data element should be recorded in conjunction with the Birth event—type of analgesia administered, code N[N] data element when the analgesia administered indicator is Code 1 (Yes).

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National Perinatal Data Development Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Birth event—analgesia administered indicator, yes/no code N
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Has been superseded by Birth event—analgesia administered indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N
  • Health, Standard 03/12/2020
See also Birth event—labour onset type, code N
  • Health, Superseded 03/12/2020
See also Birth event—type of analgesia administered, code N[N]
  • Health, Superseded 03/12/2020
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Perinatal NMDS 2019–20Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

Conditional obligation:

This data element is only to be recorded if the response to the Birth event—labour onset type, code N data element is Code 1 (Spontaneous) or Code 2 (Induced).


Perinatal NMDS 2020–21Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

Conditional obligation:

This data element is only to be recorded if the response to the Birth event—labour onset type, code N data element is Code 1 (Spontaneous) or Code 2 (Induced).