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 |
| METEOR identifier: | 289345 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
| Definition: | Numerical score used to indicate the baby's condition at 1 minute after birth. |
| Data Element Concept: | Birth—Apgar score |
| Value Domain: | Apgar score code NN |
Value domain attributes | ||
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 | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Comments: | 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. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Birth—Apgar score (at 1 minute), code NN Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Has been superseded by Product of birth—Apgar score at 1 minute, code NN Health, Superseded 03/12/2020 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/03/2023 |