Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Postpartum perineal status |
METEOR identifier: | 749942 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 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Related metadata references: | Supersedes Female—postpartum perineal status, code N[N] Health!, Superseded 17/12/2021 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | 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 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. |