Annual counts of hospital spells and people from 1998 to 2024 for ICD code O96.0 (Death from direct obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery)
CIPS - A Continuous InPatient Spell is a complete admission of care in one hospital/provider, consisting of one or more FCEs.
FCE - A Finished Consultant Episode is the complete session of care from one specific consultant in one hospital/provider. A patient may be transferred between consultants during an admission and thus have more than one FCE in a hospital stay.
