✨ Maternity Services Definitions
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“Specialist” means an Authorised Practitioner who is an Anaesthetist, Obstetrician, Paediatrician or Radiologist.
“Specialist Neonate” means specialist care for neonates who are born with additional needs or develop additional needs prior to discharge, as described in the relevant service specification issued by the Ministry of Health.
“Stillbirth” means a Birth where the baby shows no signs of life.
“Subsequent Birth” means that a woman has previously experienced a Birth (excluding a Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Section).
“Subsequent Consultation” means a consultation with an Obstetrician or Paediatrician where there has been a previous Maternity Service provided by the same Specialist to the same woman involving the same medical problem or involving a medical problem that was detected at the time of any previous Maternity Service provided by the same Specialist.
“Third Trimester” means the period of pregnancy from the beginning of the twenty-ninth (29th) week from the LMP date until Established Labour.
“Urgent Out of Hours Pregnancy Care” means a Single Service Episode as described in clause C5.3 of this Notice.
“Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Section (VBAC)” means a vaginal Birth for a woman who has had a previous Birth(s) by caesarean section and who has not has a previous vaginal Birth.
“Well Child Provider” means a health care provider who provides heath education and support for babies and children as described in the Well Child Tamariki Ora National Schedule.
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