Birth—birth weight

Data Element Concept Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element Concept
METEOR identifier:Help on this term269455
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Indigenous, Standard 13/03/2015

Tasmanian Health, Superseded 03/07/2020

Definition:Help on this term

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.

Object Class attributes

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Object class:Birth
Definition:Help on this term

The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception of at least 20 weeks of gestation or of 400 grams or more birthweight, where the product can be live born or stillborn.

Context:Help on this term

Perinatal

Specialisation of:Help on this termPerson/group of persons

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Property attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Property:Birth weight
Definition:Help on this termThe weight of a newborn as recorded at birth.
Property group:Help on this termPhysical characteristics

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element concept attributes

Relational attributes

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Has been superseded by Product of birth—birthweight

        Health, Superseded 20/11/2019

        Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 03/07/2020

Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:Help on this term
Birth—birth weight, code N

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

        Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019

Birth—birth weight, total grams NNNN

        Health, Superseded 02/08/2017

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 03/07/2020

Birth—birth weight, total grams NNNN

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 03/07/2020