Birth—Apgar score

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element Concept
METEOR identifier:	311778
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/06/2020
Definition:	Numerical score used to indicate the baby's condition after birth.
Context:	Perinatal statistics

Object Class attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Object class:	Birth
Definition:	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:	Perinatal
Specialisation of:	Person/group of persons
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Property attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Property:	Apgar score
Definition:	The score used to evaluate the fitness of a newborn infant, based on heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, cough reflex, and colour.
Property group:	Assessment event
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Macquarie University 2003. The Macquarie Dictionary 3rd edn. Sydney: The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd

Data element concept attributes

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:	Supersedes Birth—Apgar score Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Has been superseded by Product of birth—Apgar score at 1 minute Health, Superseded 03/12/2020 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 07/11/2023 Has been superseded by Product of birth—Apgar score at 5 minutes Health, Superseded 03/12/2020 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 07/11/2023
Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:	Birth—Apgar score (at 1 minute), code NN Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Birth—Apgar score (at 5 minutes), code NN Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/06/2020