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Data Element Detail

Gestational age after birth, completed weeks
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040068 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
15-Jan-1998		Superseded
28-Feb-2005
Standard
01-Jul-1987
28-Feb-2005
Gestational age (in completed weeks) of the baby determined by clinical assessment after birth .
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Gestational age after birth, completed weeks
Gestation weeks (QPDC); Gestation days (QPDC)
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Quantitative Value
N(2)
2
2
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

Valid range 00 - 46
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
99Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Must be in completed weeks, for example, 40 weeks and 5 days is rounded down to 40 weeks.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Right adjusted and zero filled from left.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Stillbirths less than 20 weeks gestation and less than 400g in weight are outside the scope of the QPDC.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementGestational age after birth, completed weeksQH 040068 Version 2Current
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementBirth-gestational age after birth, completed daysQH 042588 Version 1Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)QH 020003 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-198728-Feb-2005
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Gestational age, NHDD 01/07/1997 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/item.phtml?itemId=273176&nodeId=file41fd729ac1732&fn=Gestational%20age,%20version%201,%20DE,%20NHDD,%20NHIMG,%20Superseded%2001/03/2005.pdf
Gestation; Gestational age;