Product of birth—perinatal death type, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Perinatal death type
METEOR identifier:	716377
Registration status:	Health, Standard 17/12/2021
Definition:	The type of perinatal death assigned to a product of birth as determined by the timing of the death in relation to the birth, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Product of birth—perinatal death type

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Stillbirth
2	Neonatal death

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
9	Not stated/inadequately described

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Stillbirth

Use this code for a fetal death, when the death of the fetus occurred prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother. Death is indicated by the fact that after such separation, the product of birth does not breathe or show any other evidence of life.

CODE 2 Neonatal death

Use this code for a neonatal death, when the death of a liveborn baby occurs within 28 days of birth. Life is indicated by the fact that after complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, the product of birth breathes or shows other evidence of life.

CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described

Use this code when data is missing or inadequately described. It is not intended for use on primary collection instruments

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Perinatal Mortality NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Standard 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2022 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2023 *DSS specific information:* In the case of multiple births, this data element should be recorded for each perinatal death.