Pregnancy—birth plurality, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Birth plurality |
| Synonymous names: | Multiple birth |
| METEOR identifier: | 695308 |
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| Definition: | The number of births resulting from a single pregnancy, as represented by a code. |
| Context: | Perinatal. Multiple pregnancy increases the risk of complications during pregnancy, labour and delivery and is associated with higher risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality. |
| Data Element Concept: | Pregnancy—birth plurality |