Tip: Updated Mother Smoking Indicator Definition

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0160

Submitting Entity (SE)

Birth Certificates

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Aug 7, 2024

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Description

The definitions for these fields have been updated based on Arkansas Department of Health clarification.

BC031 = MOTHER_CIGFN:

Original definition: Number of cigarettes smoked during first trimester. Years 2014 and after.

Updated definition: Average number of cigarettes smoked during first trimester. Years 2014 and after. This data is collected by the hospital at time of delivery.

BC032 = MOTHER_CIGLN:

Original definition: Number of cigarettes smoked during third or final trimester. Years 2014 and after.

Updated definition: Average number of cigarettes smoked during third or final trimester. Years 2014 and after. This data is collected by the hospital at time of delivery.

BC033 = MOTHER_CIGPN:

Original definition: Number of cigarettes smoked in the three months prior to pregnancy. Years 2014 and after.

Updated definition: Average number of cigarettes smoked in the three months prior to pregnancy. Years 2014 and after. This data is collected by the hospital at time of delivery.

BC034 = MOTHER_CIGSN:

Original definition: Number of cigarettes smoked in the second three months of pregnancy. Years 2014 and after.

Updated definition: Average number of cigarettes smoked in the second three months of pregnancy. Years 2014 and after. This data is collected by the hospital at time of delivery.

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