Birthweight
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Glossary Item |
---|---|
METEOR identifier:![]() | 733258 |
Registration status:![]() |
|
Definition:![]() | The first weight of a live born or stillborn baby obtained after birth. The World Health Organization further defines the following categories:
|
Context:![]() | Perinatal |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments:![]() | The definitions of low, very low, and extremely low birthweight do not constitute mutually exclusive categories. Below the set limits they are all-inclusive and therefore overlap (i.e. low includes very low and extremely low, while very low includes extremely low). For live births, birthweight should preferably be measured within the first hour of life before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred. While statistical tabulations include 500 gram groupings for birthweight, weights should not be recorded in those groupings. The actual weight should be recorded to the degree of accuracy to which it is measured. |
---|---|
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
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. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | See also Birthweight
Supersedes Birthweight
|
Metadata items which use this glossary item:![]() | Birth status code N
Birthweight recorded indicator
Live birth
Perinatal NBEDS 2021–22
Perinatal NBEDS 2022–23
Perinatal NMDS 2021–22
Perinatal NMDS 2022–23
Person—birthweight recorded indicator
Person—birthweight recorded indicator, yes/no code N
Product of birth—birth order, code N
Product of birth—birthweight, code N
Product of birth—birthweight, total grams N[NNN]
Stillbirth (fetal death)
|
Downloading
The download may take a while, please wait.
Do not refresh the screen until the download is complete.