Rooms maternity birth
What is a maternity birthing room¶
A maternity birthing room is a specialised hospital room where patients receive care and support during labour, childbirth, and the immediate postnatal period.
Capacity outputs¶
- NORMAL_DELIVERY_MATERNITY_BIRTH_ROOMS
- ASSISTED_DELIVERY_MATERNITY_BIRTH_ROOMS
- NON_ELECTIVE_C_SECTION_MATERNITY_BIRTH_ROOMS
Conversion archetype¶
- bed occupancy — FRM_BED_OCCUPANCY
Operational constraint¶
- Continuous occupancy of birthing rooms 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. Only three groups are used here as elective C-sections generate no time in birth room.
| Subgroup | Classification IDs |
|---|---|
| normal delivery | CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_BIRTH_EVENT, CLASS_BIRTH_NORMAL |
| assisted delivery | CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_BIRTH_EVENT, CLASS_BIRTH_ASSISTED |
| non-elective C-section | CLASS_MATERNITY, CLASS_BIRTH_EVENT, CLASS_BIRTH_NONELECTIVE_C_SECTION |
Workload derivation¶
Primary workload object: birth room bed days
\[\text{birth room bed days} = \text{birth spells} \times \frac{\text{birth room LOS hours}} {24}\]
Capacity conversion¶
\[\text{required birthing rooms} = \frac{\text{birth room bed days}} {\text{annual operational days} \times \text{occupancy}}\]
Assumptions¶
| Subgroup | Assumption | Category | Assumption ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| normal delivery | LOS | workload | MATERNITY_NORMAL_DELIVERY_BIRTH_ROOM_LOS |
| assisted delivery | LOS | workload | MATERNITY_ASSISTED_DELIVERY_BIRTH_ROOM_LOS |
| non-elective C-section | LOS | workload | MATERNITY_NONELECTIVE_C_SECTION_BIRTH_ROOM_LOS |
| all groups | occupancy | operational | MATERNITY_BIRTH_ROOM_OCC |
| all groups | annual operational days | operational | MATERNITY_BIRTH_ROOM_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 spells also generate capacity in BEDS_MATERNITY_WARD.
- Separate modelling of obstetric theatre capacity for C-section activity.