Birth—birth weight, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Birth weight

METeOR identifier:

459938

Registration status:

Health, Standard 07/12/2011

Definition:

The first weight of the live-born or stillborn baby obtained after birth, or the weight of the neonate or infant on the date admitted if this is different from the date of birth, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Birth—birth weight

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams)
2	Normal birth weight (2,500 grams to less than 4,500 grams)
3	High birth weight (4,500 grams and over)

Supplementary values:

8	Unknown birth weight

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

For live births, birthweight should preferably be measured within the first hour of life before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.

In perinatal collections the birthweight is to be provided for liveborn and stillborn babies.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012

DSS specific attributes +

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2014- Health, Standardisation pending 27/02/2013

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation in Indicators:

Used as numerator
Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2014 Health, Standardisation pending 27/02/2013
Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2014 Health, Standardisation pending 27/02/2013