includePlacenta

includePlacenta is a term used in data processing, software interfaces, and research protocols to indicate whether placenta-related data should be included in a dataset, report, or analysis. It typically functions as a configuration option or flag, varying in form from a boolean setting to a more detailed parameter in different systems.

In practice, setting includePlacenta to true signals that placenta-related attributes should be retrieved, stored, or displayed. Such attributes may include placental location, weight or mass estimates, morphology, and any pathology findings or ultrasound observations that pertain to the placenta. When set to false, these fields may be omitted or masked in outputs to simplify analyses, reduce data volume, or address privacy concerns.

Contexts where includePlacenta appears include electronic health record integrations, prenatal imaging pipelines, research databases, and clinical decision support tools. The exact definition of which data constitute “placenta-related” can differ between implementations, so the term is not universally standardized.

Data considerations for includePlacenta include ensuring consistent field definitions, managing data quality for placenta-related observations, and understanding implications for statistical analyses. Privacy and consent considerations are also important when placenta data are linked to maternal and fetal records.

Example: an API might expose a parameter includePlacenta that, when true, adds placenta morphology measurements to the response, and when false, excludes those measurements. See also placenta, obstetric data, data annotation.