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Bleeding in pregnancy

Data Item category

Maternal Morbidity - gestational

Collections containing the item

Data definitions


Descriptions:
NSW Perinatal Mortality Committee: Whether there was bleeding in pregnancy and if so, the cause - threatened miscarriage, placental abruption, placenta praevia, vasa praevia, undetermined, other. QLD PMC: vaginal bleeding before 20 weeks and after 20 weeks. ACT PMC: Bleeding due to: not stated, none, placental abruption, placenta praevia, vasa praevia, undetermined, other.

Additional information

NPDC collect APH, and placenta praevia, abruptio placenta as values in the one APH data item. NSW derive this item from the NHMD. QLD and TAS also collect APH less than 20 weeks gestation. ACT collect APH-Placenta Praevia together.

Related items

Conditions arising during labour - antepartum haemorrhage; Reason for Caesarean Section - antepartum haemorrhage
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