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Beds maternity ward

What is a bed on a maternity ward

A bed on a maternity ward is a hospital bed used for the ongoing care, treatment, recovery, and overnight stay of pregnant or postnatal patients admitted for maternity care.


Capacity outputs

  • MATERNITY_WARD_BEDS

Conversion archetype

  • bed occupancy — FRM_BED_OCCUPANCY

Operational constraint

  • Continuous occupancy over 24-hour operational periods

Activity classification logic

Maternity birth spells typically consist of:

  • prenatal admission
  • time in delivery room or time in theatre (C-section)
  • postnatal time in ward bed

All spells with a birth episode flag are categorised by type of delivery to one of four groups. Zero-day admissions require special treatment as these admissions don't generate overnight bed-days.

Subgroup Classification IDs
normal delivery CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_BIRTH_EVENT, CLASS_BIRTH_NORMAL
assisted delivery CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_BIRTH_EVENT, CLASS_BIRTH_ASSISTED
elective C-section CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_BIRTH_EVENT, CLASS_BIRTH_ELECTIVE_C_SECTION
non-elective C-section CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_BIRTH_EVENT, CLASS_BIRTH_NON_ELECTIVE_C_SECTION

Also included are overnight spells on a maternity ward with no recorded birth event.

Subgroup Classification IDs
overnight no birth event CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_NON_ZERO_LOS, CLASS_NO_BIRTH_EVENT

Workload derivation

Primary workload unit: ward bed days

\[\text{zero day bed days} = \text{zero day spells} \times \frac{\text{zero day LOS hours}} {24}\]
\[\text{birth related ward bed days} = \text{birth spell overnight bed days} + \text{zero day bed days} - \text{birth room bed days}\]
\[\text{no birth ward bed days} = \text{no birth spell overnight bed days}\]
\[\text{total ward bed days} = \text{birth related ward bed days} + \text{no birth ward bed days}\]

Capacity conversion

\[\text{required maternity ward beds} = \frac{\text{total ward bed days}} {\text{annual operational days} \times \text{occupancy}}\]

Assumptions

Subgroup Assumption Category Assumption ID
normal delivery zero day LOS workload MATERNITY_WARD_NORMAL_DELIVERY_ZERO_DAY_LOS
assisted delivery zero day LOS workload MATERNITY_WARD_ASSISTED_DELIVERY_ZERO_DAY_LOS
elective C-section zero day LOS workload MATERNITY_WARD_ELECTIVE_CSECTION_ZERO_DAY_LOS
non-elective C-section zero day LOS workload MATERNITY_WARD_NON_ELECTIVE_C_SECTION_ZERO_DAY_LOS
all groups occupancy operational MATERNITY_WARD_OCC
all groups annual operational days operational MATERNITY_WARD_ANNUAL_OPERATIONAL_DAYS

Known issues / limitations

  • LDR/LDRP service models may alter the allocation of time between birthing rooms and maternity ward beds.

Dependencies

  • Birth room bed-days are calculated in ROOMS_MATERNITY_BIRTH and deducted from birth-related maternity ward workload to avoid double-counting.

Future enhancements