Definition:

MOC NBPDS: The profession of the maternity health care provider who is acting as the designated maternity carer in a model of care, as represented by a code.

 

Descriptions:
ACT PMC: Responsibility for antenatal care, types are: Obstetrician, GP, midwife led clinic (max 2 GP), hospital antenatal clinic, shared care, independent midwife, birth centre or CMP protocols, Aboriginal health service, not stated. VIC PDC: Obstetrician, Midwife, GP, None NT PDC: Values for this field describe the individual maternity services as well as some care types eg Private Obstetrician, Hospital Antenatal Clinic, Darwin Midwives Group Practice etc. VIC PMC: The discipline of the clinician who provided most occasions of antenatal care; Obstetrician, Midwife, GP, None, Other.