Female—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: | 732864 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 |
Definition: | The state of a female's perineum following birth, as represented by a code. |
Context: | Perinatal |
Data Element Concept: | Female—postpartum perineal status |
Value Domain: | Perineal status code N[N] |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | More than one permissible value may be recorded. |
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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Related metadata references: | Supersedes Female—postpartum perineal status, code N[N] Health, Superseded 03/12/2020 Has been superseded by Female—postpartum perineal status, code N[N] Health, Superseded 09/09/2022 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Perinatal NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 DSS specific information: This is a multiple response data element and is therefore operationalised for data collection across 7 individual data items (one data item per permissible value, excluding Code 99 (Not stated/inadequately described)). This data element is recorded for the mother only. |
Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Numerator
National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 03–Episiotomy for females giving birth for the first time and giving birth vaginally, 2023 Health, Standard 14/07/2023 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 13–Third and fourth degree tears for vaginal births, 2023 Health, Standard 14/07/2023
Used as Disaggregation
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