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Data Element Detail

Status of the baby
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040026 v2
Data Element
Data Element
Current
01-Jul-2000		Superseded
28-Feb-2005
Standard
01-Jul-2000
28-Feb-2005
The status of the baby at birth.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Birth status
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1Live birth
2Stillbirth (fetal death)
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
9Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Code 1 Live birth
Live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother 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 muscle, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta attached; each product of such a birth is considered liveborn (WHO, 1992 definition).

Code 2 Stillbirth (fetal death)
Stillbirth is a foetal death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother a product of conception of 20 or more completed weeks of gestation or of 400grams or more birthweight; the death is indicated by the fact that after such separation the foetus 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 foetal death, except that there are no limits of gestational age or birthweight for the WHO definition).
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Code 1 description is "Born alive".
Code 9 "Not stated/unknown" should only be assigned internally by QPDC.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementBorn aliveQH 040026 Version 1Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementBirth-birth statusQH 040026 Version 3Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptLivebirthQH 040055 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptStillbirthQH 040052 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-Jul-200028-Feb-2005
Source and Reference Attributes
Birth; CRDI; CRDI QPDC; Neonate; Status;