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"Birthing Unit" means a facility which has a contract for Labour & Birth but not for Inpatient Postnatal Care. As at 1 July 2002, the designated Birthing Units are situated in Wellsford, Murupara, Raetihi, Marton and Otaki.

"Care Plan" means the process by which the Lead Maternity Carer and the woman develop a plan of care for the woman and her baby and the documentation of this plan throughout the individual clinical notes pertaining to this woman.

"Chorionic Villous Sampling" means a foetal diagnostic procedure, which is the aspiration of a sample of chorionic (placental) tissue for biochemical and chromosomal analysis.

"Claim(s)" means forwarding a request for payment for a Single Service Episode or Module to Health Benefits. It does not include a change of Registration.

"District Health Board" means an organisation established as a District Health Board by or under section 19 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.

"Eligible Person" means a person who is eligible to receive publicly funded health services in New Zealand as defined in a direction issued by the Minister of Health under section 32 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. Guidelines on eligibility are available from the Ministry of Health (0800 367 843 or www.moh.govt.nz).

"Established Labour" means the period from when labour is estimated to have commenced as measured by duration, frequency and strength of each contraction.

"Exclusive Breastfeeding" means that, the infant has never, to the mother’s knowledge, had any water, formula or other liquid or solid food. Only breast-milk, from the breast or expressed, and prescribed medicines, defined as per the Medicines Act 1981, have been given to the baby from birth.

"Expected Date of Delivery (EDD)" means the estimated date (or actual date) of delivery of the baby.

"Foetal Blood Sampling" means a foetal diagnosis procedure where foetal blood is obtained directly from the umbilical cord performed after 17 weeks of pregnancy.

"First Birth" means that a woman has not previously experienced a Birth.

"First Consultation" means a consultation with an Obstetrician or Paediatrician where there has been no previous Maternity Service provided to the same woman by the same Specialist involving the same medical problem.

"First Trimester" means the period from the LMP Date until the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy (1-12 weeks after conception).

"Fully Breastfeeding" means the infant has taken breast-milk only, no other liquids or solids except a minimal amount of water or prescribed medicines, in the previous 48 hours.

"General Practitioner" means an Authorised Practitioner who is registered as a General Practitioner in the register of medical practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of New Zealand and who holds a current annual practising certificate issued by that Council.

"Gravida" means the total number of pregnancies the woman has experienced including the current one. For example, a woman who has had one prior pregnancy, and is currently pregnant, is designated ‘Gravida 2’.

"GST" means Good and Services Tax payable under the Good and Services Tax Act 1985.