Female—pregnancy indicator (current), code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Pregnancy—current status |
METEOR identifier: | 302817 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 21/09/2005 |
Definition: | Whether the female person is currently pregnant, as represented by a code. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Female—pregnancy indicator |
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METEOR identifier: | 303957 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 21/09/2005 |
Definition: | Whether or not a female person is pregnant. |
Context: | Public health, health care and clinical settings. |
Object class: | Female |
Property: | Pregnancy indicator |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Diabetes Data Working Group |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N |
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METEOR identifier: | 301747 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 21/09/2005 Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Community Services (retired), Standard 14/02/2006 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015 Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016 |
Definition: | A code set representing 'yes', 'no' and 'not stated/inadequately described'. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 1 | Yes |
2 | No | |
Supplementary values: | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 1 Yes CODE 2 No |
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Collection methods: | Ask the individual if she is currently pregnant. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National diabetes data working group |
Origin: | National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Female—current pregnancy status, code N Health!, Superseded 21/09/2005 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Diabetes (clinical) NBPDS Health!, Standard 21/09/2005 DSS specific information: Pregnancy in women with pre-existing diabetes is a potentially serious problem for both the mother and fetus. Good metabolic control and appropriate medical and obstetric management will improve maternal and fetal outcomes. The diagnosis or discovery of diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes), identifies an at risk pregnancy from the fetal perspective, and identifies the mother as at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes later in life. Following Principles of Care and Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Diabetes Mellitus diabetes management during pregnancy includes:
Management targets
Normal indices for fetal and maternal welfare. Oral hypoglycaemic agents are contra-indicated during pregnancy and therefore women with pre-existing diabetes who are treated with oral agents should ideally be converted to insulin prior to conception. What to do if unsatisfactory metabolic control:
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