Pregnancy | Core Data Elements for Case Notification
In public health, pregnant people and infants are considered uniquely vulnerable because they have special clinical needs. For certain conditions pregnant people have a disproportionate burden and more severe clinical disease than nonpregnant people. The range of pregnancy-related data that has historically been collected has varied across conditions, underscoring the need for standardization of pregnancy data to help public health agencies better monitor disease impacts and ensure timely follow-up for both maternal and infant health.
Core Surveillance Data Elements in the Death Data Class
For complete definitions, value sets, data structure notes and implementation recommendations, please review the full document drafted by the Data Standardization Working Group (DSWG).