Product of birth—birth status, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Status of the baby
METEOR identifier:	732895
Registration status:	Health, Standard 03/12/2020 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021
Definition:	The status of a baby at birth, as represented by a code.
Context:	Perinatal
Data Element Concept:	Product of birth—birth status

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Live birth
2	Stillbirth (fetal death)

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
9	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Live birth

Live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached; each product of such a birth is considered liveborn (WHO 2004).

CODE 2 Stillbirth (fetal death)

Stillbirth is a fetal death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception of 20 or more completed weeks of gestation or of 400 grams or more birthweight; the death is indicated by the fact that after such separation the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles. This is the same as the WHO definition of fetal death, except that there are no limits of gestational age or birthweight in the WHO definition (WHO 2004).

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:

World Health Organization 2004. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10), 2nd edn. Geneva: World Health Organization.

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

National Perinatal Data Development Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2020 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS June 2021 Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022

DSS specific attributes +

Perinatal NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2021 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2022 *DSS specific information:* Essential to analyse outcome of pregnancy. In the case of multiple births, this data element should be recorded for each baby born.

Perinatal NMDS 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:* Essential to analyse outcome of pregnancy. In the case of multiple births, this data element should be recorded for each baby born.

Perinatal NMDS 2023–24 Health, Recorded 26/07/2022

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2023 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2024 *DSS specific information:* Essential to analyse outcome of pregnancy. In the case of multiple births, this data element should be recorded for each baby born.

Implementation in Indicators:

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 2021 Indigenous, 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 2020 Indigenous, 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 2021 Indigenous, 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 2020 Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI11a-Number of female Indigenous regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months, and who have a smoking status result within a specified category, June 2021 Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI11a-Number of Indigenous regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months who have a smoking status result within specified categories, December 2020 Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI11b-Proportion of female Indigenous regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months, and who have a smoking status result within a specified category, June 2021 Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI11b-Proportion of Indigenous regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months who have a smoking status result within specified categories, December 2020 Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI13a-Number of female Indigenous regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months, and who have their first antenatal care visit within a specified period, June 2021 Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI13a-Number of Indigenous regular clients who have their first antenatal care visit within specified periods, December 2020 Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022

Indigenous-specific primary health care: PI13b-Proportion of female Indigenous regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months, and who have their first antenatal care visit within a specified period, June 2021 Indigenous, Standard 03/07/2022