Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) FHIR Implementation Guide
2.0.0 - STU2-CI Build United States of America flag

Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) FHIR Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Public Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/vr-common-library/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Value Set - Mother Relationship Vital Records

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/ValueSet/ValueSet-mother-relationship-vr Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2026-10-16 Computable Name: ValueSetMotherRelationshipVitalRecords

This valueset contains codes that represent relationships describing the mother's role relative to the subject.

References

Logical Definition (CLD)

  • Include these codes as defined in http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode version 📍4.0.0
    CodeDisplayDefinition
    ADOPTMadoptive motherThe player of the role (father) is a female who has taken the scoper (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as her own child.
    MTHmotherThe player of the role is a female who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures the scoping entity (child).
    GESTMgestational motherThe player is a female whose womb carries the fetus of the scoper. Generally used when the gestational mother and natural mother are not the same.
    MTHFOSTfoster motherThe player of the role (parent) who is a female state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoper (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and temporary.

    The state, via a jurisdiction recognized child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.
    NMTHnatural motherThe player of the role is a female who conceives or gives birth to the scoping entity (child).
    NMTHFnatural mother of fetusThe player is the biologic female parent of the scoping fetus.

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem RoleCode v4.0.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 6 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  ADOPTMadoptive mother

The player of the role (father) is a female who has taken the scoper (child) into their family through legal means and raises them as her own child.

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  MTHmother

The player of the role is a female who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures the scoping entity (child).

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  GESTMgestational mother

The player is a female whose womb carries the fetus of the scoper. Generally used when the gestational mother and natural mother are not the same.

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  MTHFOSTfoster mother

The player of the role (parent) who is a female state-certified caregiver responsible for the scoper (child) who has been placed in the parent's care. The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency, and temporary.

The state, via a jurisdiction recognized child protection agency, stands as in loco parentis to the child, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the specified child.

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  NMTHnatural mother

The player of the role is a female who conceives or gives birth to the scoping entity (child).

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode  NMTHFnatural mother of fetus

The player is the biologic female parent of the scoping fetus.

Description of the above table(s).