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Data Element Detail

Birth order
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040024 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
15-Jan-1998		Superseded
30-Jun-2003
Standard
01-Jan-1987
30-Jun-2003
The order in which babies of a multiple birth were born.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Birth order
Baby number
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1First born (singleton or first born of twins, triplets, etc)
2Second born (of twins, triplets, etc)
3Third born (of triplets, quadruplets, etc)
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Perinatal forms as marked as to the birth order of a multiple birth. After data is entered for the first baby of the multiple birth (this being indicated as 1 of 2, if twins) subsequent data forms are system generated until all data has been entered for all babies.
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Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementBirth orderQH 040024 Version 2Superseded
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementPregnancy pluralityQH 040025 Version 1Superseded
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-Jan-198730-Jun-2003
Source and Reference Attributes
Birth order; Plurality;