Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, 2018-2019

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Indicator
Indicator type:	Output measure
Short name:	PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, 2018-2019
METEOR identifier:	687921
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021
Description:	Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were categorised as one of the following: Low (less than 2,500 grams) Normal (2,500 grams to less than 4,500 grams) High (4,500 grams and over).
Rationale:	Low birthweight (newborn babies weighing less than 2,500 grams) is associated with an increased risk of ill health and is related to higher mortality within the first year of life. Low birthweight is a particular issue for Indigenous Australians. Recording birthweight encourages the provision of appropriate care to limit the negative associations of low birthweight.
Indicator set:	Indigenous primary health care key performance indicators 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Collection and usage attributes
Computation description:	Count of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were categorised as one of the following: Low (less than 2,500 grams) Normal (2,500 grams to less than 4,500 grams) High (4,500 grams and over). Birthweight is defined as the first weight of a baby obtained after birth. Presented as a number. Calculated separately for each weight range. Excludes multiple births and stillbirths. Births that are at least 20 weeks gestation or at least 400 grams birthweight are included. Excludes unknown birthweight and unknown gestational age. 'Previous 12 months' refers to the previous financial year or previous calendar year.
Computation:	Numerator only.
Numerator:	Calculation A: Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight was recorded at the primary health-care service with a result categorised as low (less than 2,500 grams). Calculation B: Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight was recorded at the primary health-care service with a result categorised as normal (2,500 grams to less than 4,500 grams). Calculation C: Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight was recorded at the primary health-care service with a result categorised as high (4,500 grams and over).
Numerator data elements:	Data Element / Data Set Birth—birth status, code N Data Source Indigenous primary health care data collection NMDS / DSS Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Guide for use Only live births are included. Data Element / Data Set Birth—birth weight, code N Data Source Indigenous primary health care data collection NMDS / DSS Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Data Element / Data Set Person—Indigenous status, code N Data Source Indigenous primary health care data collection NMDS / DSS Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Guide for use The baby is considered Indigenous if one or both parents identify as Indigenous. Data Element / Data Set Birth event—birth plurality, code N Data Source Indigenous primary health care data collection NMDS / DSS Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Guide for use Only singleton births are included.
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Count
Data type:	Real
Unit of measure:	Person
Format:	N[N(6)]
Indicator conceptual framework
Framework and dimensions:	Health Conditions
Data source attributes
Data sources:	Data Source Indigenous primary health care data collection Frequency 6 monthly Data custodian Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Australian Government Department of Health
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, 2015-2017 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018 Has been superseded by Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, June 2020 Health, Retired 13/10/2021 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 See also Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021