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 attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Female—postpartum perineal status |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 696128 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Standard 12/12/2018 |
Definition:![]() | The state of a female's perineum following birth. |
Object class:![]() | Female |
Property:![]() | Postpartum perineal status |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Perineal status code N[N] |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 749944 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Standard 17/12/2021 |
Definition:![]() | A code set representing the state of the perineum. |
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Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Female—postpartum perineal status, code N[N] Health!, Superseded 17/12/2021 |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. |