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Birth event—birth plurality, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termBirth plurality
Synonymous names:Help on this termMultiple birth
METEOR identifier:Help on this term482409
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 02/08/2017
  • Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018
Definition:Help on this termThe number of babies resulting from a single pregnancy, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Birth event—birth plurality

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Singleton
2Twins
3Triplets
4Quadruplets
5Quintuplets
6Sextuplets
8Other
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Not stated

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this termPlurality at birth is determined by the total number of live births and stillbirths that result from the pregnancy. Stillbirths, including those where the fetus was likely to have died before 20 weeks gestation, should be included in the count of plurality. To be included, they should be recognisable as a fetus and have been expelled or extracted with other products of conception when pregnancy ended at 20 or more weeks gestation.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National Perinatal Data Development Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Birth event—birth plurality, code N
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 14/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
  • Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019
Supersedes Birth event—birth plurality, code N
  • Health, Superseded 07/03/2014
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015-17Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

DSS specific information:

This item is only collected for infants born during the preceding 12 months.


Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2017–18Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

DSS specific information:

This item is only collected for infants born during the preceding 12 months.


Individual demographic identifiers clusterHealth, Standard 05/10/2016

Perinatal NMDS 2014-18Health, Superseded 02/08/2017

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

DSS specific information:

This item is collected for the mother only.


Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term
Used as Numerator

Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation: Caesarean section for selected women giving birth for the first time, 2012-2014Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 07/06/2017

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.1.6–Proportion of babies born with low birthweight, 2019Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017

Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017

Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 05–Induction of labour for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 05–Induction of labour for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2019Health, Superseded 16/09/2020

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 05–Induction of labour for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2020Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 05—Induction of labour for selected women giving birth for the first time (2016)Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 06–Caesarean section for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 06–Caesarean section for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2019Health, Superseded 16/09/2020

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 06–Caesarean section for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2020Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 06—Caesarean section for selected women giving birth for the first time (2016)Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 07–Non-instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 07–Non-instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2019Health, Superseded 16/09/2020

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 07–Non-instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2020Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 07—Normal (non-instrumental) vaginal birth for selected women giving birth for the first time (2016)Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 08–Instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 08–Instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2019Health, Superseded 16/09/2020

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 08–Instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2020Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 08—Instrumental vaginal birth for selected women giving birth for the first time (2016)Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2019Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2020Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2021Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2022Health, Standard 24/09/2021

Used as Denominator

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.1.6–Proportion of babies born with low birthweight, 2019Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017

Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 05–Induction of labour for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 05–Induction of labour for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2019Health, Superseded 16/09/2020

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 05–Induction of labour for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2020Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 05—Induction of labour for selected women giving birth for the first time (2016)Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 06–Caesarean section for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 06–Caesarean section for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2019Health, Superseded 16/09/2020

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 06–Caesarean section for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2020Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 06—Caesarean section for selected women giving birth for the first time (2016)Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 07–Non-instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 07–Non-instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2019Health, Superseded 16/09/2020

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 07–Non-instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2020Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 07—Normal (non-instrumental) vaginal birth for selected women giving birth for the first time (2016)Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 08–Instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 08–Instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2019Health, Superseded 16/09/2020

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 08–Instrumental vaginal birth for selected females giving birth for the first time, 2020Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 08—Instrumental vaginal birth for selected women giving birth for the first time (2016)Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2019Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2020Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2021Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2022Health, Standard 24/09/2021

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