Product of birth—birthweight, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termBirth weight of baby
METEOR identifier:Help on this term709560
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 12/12/2018
  • Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021
Definition:Help on this term

The first weight of the live born or stillborn baby obtained after birth, or the weight of the neonate or infant on the date admitted if this is different from the date of birth, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Product of birth—birthweight

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
1Low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams)
2Normal birth weight (2,500 grams to less than 4,500 grams)
3High birth weight (4,500 grams and over)
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
8Unknown birth weight

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

For live births, birthweight should preferably be measured within the first hour of life before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.

In perinatal collections the birthweight is to be provided for live born and stillborn babies.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Birth—birth weight, code N
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
  • Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019
Has been superseded by Product of birth—birthweight, code N
  • Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020

DSS specific information:

In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, birth weight is defined as the first weight of a baby obtained after birth. The birth weight is that which is recorded as birth weight by services on their Patient Information Referral Systems (PIRS). The date of admission is not relevant for this NBEDS.

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


Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21Health, Retired 13/10/2021

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

Conditional obligation:

Reporting of this data element is conditional on a CODE 1 response to 'Pregnancy—birth plurality, code N'.

This item is only collected for live singleton babies born during the preceding 12 months.

DSS specific information:

In the Indigenous primary health care NBEDS, birth weight is defined as the first weight of a baby obtained after birth. The birth weight is that which is recorded as birth weight by services on their Patient Information Referral Systems (PIRS). The date of admission is not relevant for this NBEDS.

 


Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term
Used as Numerator

Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, June 2020Health, Retired 13/10/2021
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birthweight results were low, normal or high, June 2020Health, Retired 13/10/2021
Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months who attended the organisation more than once, and who have a birthweight result within a specified category, June 2021Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months who have a birthweight result within specified categories, December 2020Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months who attended the organisation more than once, and who have a birthweight result within a specified category, June 2021Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months who have a birthweight result within specified categories, December 2020Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022