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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamprlmaa
LabelS1 MAIN Complications during labour C1 MC1
Question text Were there any complications during ^Jack’s birth? (1st child) Response 1
Responses
1 No complications 12618
2 Breech birth - feet first 463
3 Other abnormal lie eg shoulder first 563
4 Very long labour 1143
5 Very rapid labour 433
6 Foetal distress - Heart rate sign 1486
7 Foetal distress - Meconium or other sign 526
51 Other/Raised blood pressure 33
52 Other/Bleeding due to low lying placenta (Placenta praevia) 26
53 Other/Accidental haemorrhage, abruption 21
54 Other/Other haemorrhage, origin or timing unclear 64
55 Other/Cord around neck etc 369
56 Other/Head at the back (Occipitoposterior) 47
57 Other/Baby s head too big/mother s pelvis too small (Cephalo 29
58 Other/Unable to push baby out (Uterine inertia) 19
59 Other/Delay in labour, cervical 40
60 Other/Delay in labour, insufficient or partial information 158
61 Other/Severe maternal distress 20
62 Other/Baby ill, at or after birth, without mention of mother 118
63 Other/Maternal or placental problem post delivery 124
64 Other/Breech delivery other than footling 14
65 Other/Baby born early, premature, low birthweight 34
66 Other/Instrumentation, forceps, ventouse 10
67 Other/Infection in labour 15
68 Other/Failed induction 9
69 Other/Caesarian section 12
70 Other/Manual manipulation 0
71 Other/Early rupture of membranes 9
85 Other answer (not codeable 1-7, 51-71) 91
86 Irrelevant response 2
95 Other complication 1
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 6
-1 Not applicable 49
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C4. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseThe sample population for MCS was drawn from all live births in the United Kingdom over 12 months (from 1 September 2000 in England and Wales and for 59 weeks from 22 November 2000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland).;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort<br><br>Four waves have been conducted to date: MCS1 (age 9 months), MCS2 (age 3 years), MCS3 (age 5 years) and MCS4 (age 7 years).<br><br>The population of eligible live births was selected from a random sample of electoral wards, disproportionately stratified to ensure adequate representation of all four UK countries, deprived areas and those with high concentrations of black and Asian families. See documentation for further details.
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