This is a new data type designed to store pregnancy related information. The Pregnancy data type supplements (and would be related to) existing data types like appointments, conditions and medications to help with scenarios that a consumer might find in a pregnancy diary or when talking with a doctor about past pregnancies.
The structure we created includes a top level Pregnancy type which in turn contains Delivery and Resolution sub types. One thing you will notice is that there are no required elements in this data type. This is so the consumer can use the type to build up a record of the pregnancy over time.
Pregnancy type
All the high level information is stored at this level.
Element
Type
Occurrence
Description
due date
approx-date
0..1
The approximate due date.
last-menstrual-period
The first day of the last menstrual cycle.
conception-method
codable-value
The method of conception.
fetus-count
positiveInteger
The number of fetuses.
mother-maiden-name
string
The maiden name of the mother.
father-name
The name of the father.
delivery
Details about the delivery.
resolution
0..N
Details about the resolution for each fetus.
Delivery sub type
The details describing the delivery event are stored in this sub type.
gestational-age
Number of weeks of pregnancy at the time of delivery.
delivery-location
organization
The place where the delivery occurred.
delivery-method
The method of the delivery.
anesthesia
The anesthesia used during labor and delivery.
complications
Any complications during labor and delivery.
labor-duration
positiveDouble
The duration of the labor in minutes.
Resolution sub type
The details describing the resolution of the pregnancy are stored in this sub type.
when
approx-date-time
The data and time of the resolution.
outcome
The outcome for a fetus.
child-name
The name of the child.
gender
The gender of the child.
weight
weight-value
The birth weight of the child.
length
length-value
The birth length of the child.
Vocabularies referenced in the Pregnancy data type
There are several vocabularies mentioned above and described in this section.
Conception Method
Intercourse
Intracervical insemination
Intrauterine insemination
In vitro fertilization
Gamete Intrafallopian transfer
Zygote intrafallopian transfer
Delivery Method
Vaginal
Assisted vaginal
Caesarean section
Anesthesia
Systemic analgesics
Local anesthesia
Regional analgesia
Epidural analgesia
Spinal block
Combined spinal-epidural block
General anesthesia
Pudendal block
Complications
Breech
Placenta previa
Big baby (Macrosomia)
Emergency home birth
Pre-term labor
Induced labor
Uterine rupture
Cephalopelvic disproportion
Water break
Episiotomy
Outcome
Live birth
Miscarriage
Stillborn
Abortion
Gender
Male
Female
If this is a type that you would find useful and have any comments or questions, please post them to the Data Types forum.