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

Maternity
Information
Matrix

MIM

Details

Baby - care type

Data Item category

Health services - neonatal care

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NHMD Other national

Data definitions

Definition:

METeOR (NHMD): The overall nature of a clinical service provided to an admitted patient during an episode of care (admitted care), or the type of service provided by the hospital for boarders or posthumous organ retreival(care other than admitted care), as represented by a code.

Additional information

Description:

NHMD: Newborn care is initiated when the patient is born in hospital or is nine days old or less at the time of admission. Newborn care continues until the care type changes or the patient is separated:

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