parental-role
The type of parental relationship a person has in the context of a vital event. Distinguishes biological, legal, adoptive, and surrogate parental roles by gender to match civil law and paternity recognition conventions.
https://publicschema.org/vocab/crvs/parental-role
Aligned standards
| Standard | Equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| OpenCRVS v1 GraphQL | Parental roles (country-configured) | none |
| OpenCRVS uses named field slots (mother, father) rather than an enumeration; RelatedPerson.relationship is a free String, and adoptive, legal, and surrogate roles are not representable in v1 core. | ||
Values
| Code | Label | Standard code | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
biological_mother | Biological mother | The woman who gave birth to the child. | |
biological_father | Biological father | The man who is the biological father of the child. | |
legal_mother | Legal mother | A woman recognized by law as the mother of the child, whether or not she is the biological mother. | |
legal_father | Legal father | A man recognized by law as the father of the child, whether or not he is the biological father. | |
adoptive_mother | Adoptive mother | A woman who has adopted the child through a legal adoption process. | |
adoptive_father | Adoptive father | A man who has adopted the child through a legal adoption process. | |
surrogate_mother | Surrogate mother | A woman who carried and gave birth to the child on behalf of the intended parents. |