Female—caesarean section at any previous birth indicator, yes/no/not applicable/not stated/inadequately described code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Caesarean section at any previous birth indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 785864 |
Registration status: | Tasmanian Health, Standard 14/11/2023 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether at any of a female's previous pregnancies ended with a birth that was by caesarean section, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Female—caesarean section at any 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 data element should be completed for all females who gave birth. CODE 7 Not applicable This code should be recorded if the female 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 recorded with other data elements, provides important information on the risk of obstetric care. This data element can be used to determine a vaginal birth occurring after a caesarean section delivery (VBAC) when recorded in conjunction with the Birth event—birth method, code N data element |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Tasmanian Health |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Mother data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 17/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 Tasmanian Perinatal Data Set - 2023 Tasmanian Health, Standard 23/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2024 |