LOINC Code 79192-1: Maternal pregnancy information Narrative

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Pregnancy information. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Mother.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Maternal pregnancy information Narrative
• Pregnancy information
• The maternal information section contains clinical history information about the labor and delivery (e.g. method of delivery, procedures, pregnancy outcome, maternal morbidity, medications, etc.), social history (e.g. alcoholic drinks per week) and nutritional status (e.g. nutrition assessment findings, special diet requirements and restrictions) from when the patient's mother was pregnant with patient. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Mother Information section in the Michigan Birth Defect Registry Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Healthcare Provider Reporting to Central Birth Defect Registries, HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA).
• Finding; Findings; Gestation; Gestations; Gravida; H+P; H+P.HX; Mat; Maternal; Matnl; Narrative; P prime; Point in time; Pregnancies; Random; Report

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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