Birth—Apgar score (at 1 minute), code NN
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Apgar score at 1 minute |
| Synonymous names: | Apgar score at 1 minute |
| METEOR identifier: | 269987 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 |
| Definition: | Numerical score to evaluate the baby's condition at 1 minute after birth. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
| Data element concept: | Birth—Apgar score |
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| METEOR identifier: | 269427 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 |
| Definition: | Numerical score to evaluate the baby's condition after birth. |
| Context: | Perinatal statistics: Required to analyse pregnancy outcome, particularly after complications of pregnancy, labour and birth. The Apgar score is an indicator of the health of a baby. |
| Object class: | Birth |
| Property: | Apgar score |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
| Value domain: | Apgar score code NN |
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| METEOR identifier: | 270580 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/06/2020 |
| Definition: | A code set representing the condition of the baby, soon after birth. |
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | String | |
| Format: | NN | |
| Maximum character length: | 2 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 00-10 | Apgar score |
| Supplementary values: | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | The score is based on the five characteristics of heart rate, respiratory condition, muscle tone, reflexes and colour. The maximum or best score being 10. |
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Data element attributes | |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
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Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Birth—Apgar score (at 1 minute), code NN Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Is re-engineered from  Apgar score at 1 minute, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.6 KB)No registration status |