Definition:
NMMD: Whether pregnancy was the result of assisted reproduction technology. S/T Perinatal Data Collections: QLD: Whether pregnancy was achieved via assisted conception and if Yes, the method(s) used to successfully assist conception for this pregnancy. Methods to select include: AIH/AID: Artificial insemination using either the husband or male partner’s sperm or donor sperm. Ovulation induction: ovulation is induced by pharmacological therapy such as Clomid. IVF In Vitro Fertilisation: Co-incubation of sperm and oocyte outside the body of the woman. GIFT Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer: A medical procedure of transferring an egg(s) and sperm to the body of the woman. ICSI Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: Involves the injection of a single sperm directly into the ovum, combined with IVF. Donor Egg: The process by which a woman donates eggs for purposes of assisted reproduction. Egg donation typically involves in vitro fertilization technology, with the eggs being fertilized in the laboratory. Frozen embryo transfer/embryo transfer: Embryo freezing gives more opportunity for a pregnancy for each hormone stimulation cycle and egg collection. Frozen embryo and fresh embryo transer are used in conjunction with IVF. Other: indicate the type of method used, eg Assisted hatching, Blastocyst culture. VIC: Whether Artificial Reproductive Technology (ART) was used to assist this current pregnancy. Yes/No tick and also specify type if Yes. VIC Births: If the birth resulted from a donor treatment procedure where the donor is not the mother or father named on the birth registration. ANZNN: Type of infertility treatment, if any used during the conception or used to conceive this pregnancy.
Description:
OTHER S/T: Yes/No, no method specified. VIC RCA: IVF, GIFT, ICSI, DI, OI, other, please specify. ACT PMC: Assisted conception includes hyperovulation, IVF/GIFT, other (specify), not stated. SA Births: There is a section which asks on the Birth Registration Statement whether the child was conceived via a fertilisation procedure? (Yes; No). Whether the father/co-parent consent to the fertilisation procedure? (Yes; No; NA) and if not legally married at the time of conception of the child, were you living together as a couple in a marriage-like relationship as domestic partners for 3 years total or 3 out of 4 years? (Yes; No; NA). If you do not meet the requirements of the last question, were you living together with your partner in a marriage-like relationship? (Yes; No; NA). Do you know who the donor was? (Yes; No).