Female—parity, total pregnancies N[N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Parity |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 733287 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Standard 03/12/2020 Tasmanian Health, Standard 11/06/2021 |
Definition:![]() | The total number of previous pregnancies experienced by a female that have resulted in a live birth or a stillbirth. |
Context:![]() | Perinatal |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Female—parity |
Value Domain:![]() | Total pregnancies N[N] |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | To calculate parity, count all previous pregnancies that resulted in a live birth or a stillbirth of at least 20 weeks gestation or at least 400 grams birthweight. Excluded from the count are:
A primipara (a female giving birth for the first time) has a parity of 0. |
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Collection methods:![]() | A pregnancy with multiple fetuses is counted as one pregnancy. |
Comments:![]() | The number of previous pregnancies that resulted in a birth is an important component of the female's reproductive history. Parity may be a risk factor for adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Female—parity, total pregnancies N[N] Health!, Superseded 03/12/2020 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 11/06/2021 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Perinatal NMDS 2021–22 Health!, Superseded 17/12/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 DSS specific information: This data element is recorded for the mother only. Perinatal NMDS 2022–23 Health!, Standard 17/12/2021 Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2023 DSS specific information: This data element is recorded for the mother only. |