Definition
The area of midwifery practice in which a midwife spent the most hours in their main job in the week prior to registration, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptRegistered health professional—principal area of practice
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Object ClassRegistered health professional
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PropertyArea of practice
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Value DomainArea of midwifery practice code NN
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Area of midwifery practice code NN ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | NN |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 01 | Antenatal care | ||
| 02 | Care during labour and birth | |||
| 03 | Continuum of midwifery care | |||
| 04 | Maternal and child health | |||
| 05 | Midwifery education | |||
| 06 | Midwifery management | |||
| 07 | Midwifery research | |||
| 08 | Neonatal care | |||
| 09 | Postnatal care | |||
| 10 | Other | |||
| Supplementary Values | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |