Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbol
    • Summary
  • Body section
    • 1 Introduction
      • 1.1 Background
      • 1.1.1 The foundation of the national core maternity indicators
      • 1.2 Overview of the NCMI project
        • 1.2.1 The NCMI project
      • 1.3 Structure of this report
    • 2 Performance against the indicators
      • 2.1 Reporting updated data for indicators
        • Summary of the NCMI trends
      • Antenatal period
        • A1a. Smoking in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy for all women giving birth
        • A1b. Smoking after the first 20 weeks of pregnancy for all women who gave birth and reported smoking during pregnancy
        • A2. Antenatal care in the first trimester for all women giving birth
      • Labour and birth
        • B1. Induction of labour for selected women giving birth for the first time
        • B2. Unassisted (non-instrumental) vaginal birth for selected women giving birth for the first time
        • B3. Assisted (instrumental) vaginal birth for selected women giving birth for the first time
        • B4a. Episiotomy for women having their first baby and giving birth vaginally unassisted (without use of instruments) to assist the birth
        • B4b. Episiotomy for women having their first baby and giving birth vaginally (assisted with the use of instruments)
        • B5. Caesarean section for selected women giving birth for the first time
        • B6. Women having their second birth vaginally whose first birth was by caesarean section
        • B7. General anaesthetic for women giving birth by caesarean section
      • Birth outcomes
        • C1a. Third and fourth degree tears for all vaginal first births
        • C1b. Third and fourth degree tears for all vaginal births
        • C2. Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 minutes for births at or after term
        • C3. Small babies among births at or after 40 weeks gestation
    • 3 Development of indicators
      • 3.1 Specifications approved by NHIPPC and published: NCMIs 13 and 15
      • 3.2 Specifications developed but pending endorsement by NHIPPC: NCMI 18 and 21
        • 3.2.1 Indicator 18: Caesarean section <39 weeks (273 days) without obstetric/medical indication
        • 3.2.2 Indicator 21: Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after birth
      • 3.3 Specifications undergoing further refinement: NCMI 12
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix A: Data quality
      • Appendix B: Links to individual indicators in METeOR
    • Glossary
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Related publications
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