Birth—Apgar score (at 5 minutes), code NN

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Apgar score at 5 minutes
METEOR identifier:	289360
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/06/2020
Definition:	Numerical score used to indicate the baby's condition at 5 minutes after birth.
Data Element Concept:	Birth—Apgar score
Value Domain:	Apgar score code NN

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
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.

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.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	National Perinatal Data Development Committee
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Birth—Apgar score (at 5 minutes), code NN Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Has been superseded by Product of birth—Apgar score at 5 minutes, code NN Health, Superseded 03/12/2020 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/03/2023
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Perinatal NMDS Health, Superseded 06/09/2006 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2006 Implementation end date: 30/06/2007 DSS specific information: Required to analyse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. Perinatal NMDS 2007-2008 Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2007 Implementation end date: 30/06/2008 DSS specific information: Required to analyse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. Perinatal NMDS 2008-2010 Health, Superseded 02/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2008 Implementation end date: 30/06/2010 DSS specific information: Required to analyse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. Perinatal NMDS 2010-2011 Health, Superseded 21/12/2010 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Implementation end date: 30/06/2011 DSS specific information: 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. In the case of multiple births, this item should be recorded for each baby born. Perinatal NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 07/03/2012 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 Implementation end date: 30/06/2012 DSS specific information: 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. In the case of multiple births, this item should be recorded for each baby born. Perinatal NMDS 2012-13 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 DSS specific information: 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. In the case of multiple births, this item should be recorded for each baby born. Perinatal NMDS 2013-14 Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 DSS specific information: 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. In the case of multiple births, this item should be recorded for each baby born. Perinatal NMDS 2014-18 Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 DSS specific information: 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. In the case of multiple births, this item should be recorded for each baby born. Perinatal NMDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 DSS specific information: 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. In the case of multiple births, this item should be recorded for each baby born. Tasmanian Perinatal Data Set - 2016 Tasmanian Health, Standard 30/01/2017 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Tasmanian Perinatal Data Set - 2019 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 23/06/2020 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020
Implementation in Indicators:	Used as Numerator National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 04-Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 minutes for births at or after term (2013) Health, Superseded 02/02/2016 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 04—Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 minutes for births at or after term (2016) Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 04–Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 minutes for births at or after term, 2018 Health, Superseded 19/06/2019 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 04–Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 minutes for births at or after term, 2019 Health, Superseded 16/09/2020 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 04–Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 minutes for births at or after term, 2020 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021