Perinatal NMDS 2008-2009

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Set Specification

METeOR identifier:

362313

Registration status:

Health, Standard 29/01/2008

DSS type:

National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)

Scope:

The scope of this minimum data set is all births in Australia in hospitals, birth centres and the community. The data set includes information on all births, both live and stillborn, of at least 20 weeks gestation or 400 grams birth weight.

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:

National reporting arrangements

State and territory health authorities provide the data to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit for national collation, on an annual basis.

Periods for which data are collected and nationally collated

Financial years ending 30 June each year.

Implementation start date:

01/07/2008

Implementation end date:

30/06/2009

Metadata items in this Data Set Specification

Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
-	Birth event—birth method, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Birth event—birth plurality, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Birth event—birth presentation, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Birth event—labour onset type, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Birth event—setting of birth (actual), code N	Mandatory	1
-	Birth event—state/territory of birth, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Birth—Apgar score (at 5 minutes), code NN	Mandatory	1
-	Birth—birth order, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Birth—birth status, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Birth—birth weight, total grams NNNN	Mandatory	1
-	Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYY	Mandatory	1
-	Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN	Mandatory	1
-	Female (pregnant)—estimated gestational age, total weeks NN	Mandatory	1
-	Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2007) NNNNN	Mandatory	1
-	Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY	Mandatory	1
-	Person—Indigenous status, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]	Mandatory	1
-	Person—sex, code N	Mandatory	1
-	Person—country of birth, code (SACC 1998) NNNN	Mandatory	1