Product of birth—birthweight, total grams N[NNN]
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Birthweight of baby |
| METEOR identifier: | 733280 |
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| Definition: | The first weight of a live born or stillborn baby obtained after birth, measured in grams. |
| Data Element Concept: | Product of birth—birthweight |
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| Representation class: | Total | |||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | |||||||||
| Format: | N[NNN] | |||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 4 | |||||||||
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| Unit of measure: | Gram (g) | |||||||||
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| Guide for use: | 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. In perinatal collections, the birthweight is to be provided for live born and stillborn babies. | |||||||||
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| Origin: | National Health Data Committee | |||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Product of birth—birthweight, total grams N[NNN]
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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