Birth event—analgesia administered, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Analgesia administered for labour |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 292546 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Superseded 07/02/2013 |
Definition:![]() | Analgesia administered to the woman to relieve pain for labour, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Birth event—analgesia administered |
Value Domain:![]() | Analgesia administered code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() |
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Comments:![]() | Note: Code 3, which had a meaning in previous versions of the data standard is no longer used. As is good practice, the code will not be reused. |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | Systemic opioids include both intra-muscular and intravenous opioids. Code 7: this code is used when this technique has been selected for the administration of analgesia for labour. |
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Collection methods:![]() | More than one agent or technique can be recorded, except where 1=none applies. This item is to be recorded for first and second stage labour, but not third stage labour e.g. removal of placenta. |
Comments:![]() | Analgesia use may influence the duration of labour, may affect the health status of the baby at birth and is an indicator of obstetric intervention. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Birth event—analgesia administered, code N Health!, Superseded 07/12/2005 Has been superseded by Birth event—type of analgesia administered, code N[N] Health!, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
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