Birth event

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Object Class
METEOR identifier:	268965
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015
Definition:	The sequence of actions by which a baby and the afterbirth (placenta) are expelled or extracted from the uterus at childbirth. The process usually starts spontaneously about 280 days after conception with onset of labour, but it may be started by artificial means.
Specialisation of:	Life event

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	University of Oxford 2002. Concise Colour Medical Dictionary 3rd ed. UK: Oxford University Press

Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Birth event Health, Standard 12/12/2018
Data Element Concepts implementing this Object Class:	Birth event—additional indication for caesarean section Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—additional indication for caesarean section Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 Birth event—additional indication for induction of labour Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—additional indication for induction of labour Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 Birth event—additional indications for caesarean section Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Birth event—anaesthesia administered Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Birth event—anaesthesia administered Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Birth event—anaesthesia administered indicator ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—analgesia administered Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Birth event—analgesia administered Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Birth event—analgesia administered indicator ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—baby resuscitation method Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—birth during imprisonment indicator Health, Standard 28/04/2016 Birth event—birth during imprisonment indicator Health, Superseded 28/04/2016 Birth event—birth method ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—birth plurality Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018 Birth event—birth plurality ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019 Birth event—birth presentation Health, Superseded 06/09/2006 Birth event—birth presentation Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 Birth event—birth presentation ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—complication Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Birth event—complication (postpartum) Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Birth event—delivery method Health, Superseded 06/09/2006 Birth event—labour augmentation type Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Birth event—labour induction type Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—labour onset type ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—main indication for caesarean section Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—main indication for caesarean section Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Birth event—main indication for caesarean section Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 Birth event—main indication for induction of labour Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—setting (intended) Health, Superseded 08/12/2005 Birth event—setting of birth ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—state/territory of birth ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—type of anaesthesia administered ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth event—type of analgesia administered ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018