##  Decedent Pregnancy

**Decedent Pregnancy** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 Observation](http://www.hl7.org/fhir/observation.html) resource. It is used to convey information regarding pregnancy status of female decedents at the time of death and up to one year prior to death. 

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### **UML Expression**

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### **Structure Definition**

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### **Element Bindings**
|Element Name|Binding Type|Binding Value|Fixed Value Code System|
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|code|Fixed Value|"69442-2"|LOINC|
|status|Fixed Value|"final"|observation-status|
|subject|Reference|VRDR Decedent||
|valueCodeableConcept|Value Set|PregnancyStatusVS||

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### **Element Table**

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### **Requirements Traceability Mappings**

|Element Path|Reference|Location|Data Item|
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|valueCodeableConcept|Vital Records DAM|3.02 Decedent|pregnancyStatus|
|valueCodeableConcept|Death Certificate| Item 36|Pregnancy - If Female|
|valueCodeableConcept|Standard Death Record IG|SDR TimingOfRecentPregnancyInRelationToDeath Profile|Observation.valueCodeableConcept|

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### **Instance Example**
~~~
<Observation>
  <id value="example-decedent-pregnancy" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Decedent-Pregnancy" />
  </meta>
  <status value="final" />
  <code>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://loinc.org" />
      <code value="69442-2" />
      <display value="Timing of recent pregnancy in relation to death" />
    </coding>
  </code>
  <subject>
    <reference value="example-decedent" />
  </subject>
  <valueCodeableConcept>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/valueset-PregnancyStatusVS" />
      <code value="PHC1260" />
      <display value="Not pregnant within past year" />
    </coding>
  </valueCodeableConcept>
</Observation>