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Meconium liquor

Data Item category

Complications of labour

Collections containing the item

Data definitions

Definition:
S/T Perinatal Data Collection:
TAS: Grade 2-3 Meconium: The presence of definite meconium in the amniotic fluid (excludes light or intermittent discoloration with meconium. QLD, NT: No definition specified.

Additional information

VIC, WA and SA collect "other complications of labour" as a free text field which may capture meconium liquor.

Related items

Labour - Liquor

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