Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) FHIR Implementation Guide
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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 2026-06-01 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 📍2018-08-12
    CodeDisplay
    ADOPTMadoptive mother
    MTHmother
    GESTMgestational mother
    MTHFOSTfoster mother
    NMTHnatural mother
    NMTHFnatural mother of fetus

 

Expansion

Expansion from tx.fhir.org based on codesystem v3 Code System RoleCode version 2018-08-12

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).