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The Australian Government Department of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Maternity
Information
Matrix

MIM

Details

Substance abuse in pregnancy

Data Item category

Risk factors

Collections containing the item

Tas Perinatal
ACT Perinatal
Qld Perinatal Mortality Review Committees
Tas Perinatal Mortality Review Committees
ACT Perinatal Mortality Review Committees

Data definitions

Definitions:
No definition specified
Descriptions:
QLD PMC: Mother's use of alcohol and other drugs in first trimester and month prior to birth. ACT PMC: Drugs during pregnancy include none, nicotine/cigarettes, heroin, methadone, cocaine, marijuana, other, alcohol.

Additional information

TAS collect marijuana and/or other recreational drugs. ACT collect yes/no substance abuse indicator. In QLD this information is collected as a medical condition or pregnancy complication if it is recorded on the MR63D or electronic form as an ICD-10-AM code.

Related items

Alcohol in pregnancy