Designated maternity carer
Glossary Item Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Glossary Item |
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Synonymous names:![]() | Lead maternity carer; Primary maternity carer; Maternity care co-ordinator; Named maternity carer |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 562469 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Definition:![]() | The health care professional who coordinates the care for a woman during the antenatal, intrapartum or postnatal stages of maternity care, based on the woman's identified needs and individual circumstances. This may be a midwife, obstetrician, general practitioner or other maternity health professional. |
Context:![]() | Public and private maternity services. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | See also Collaborative maternity carer Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 See also Continuity of carer Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Metadata items which use this glossary item:![]() | Collaborative maternity carer Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Maternity model of care NBPDS Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Maternity model of care—profession of designated maternity carer Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Maternity model of care—profession of designated maternity carer, code N[N] Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Profession of collaborative maternity carer Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 |
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