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Data Element Detail

Principal accoucheur
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040022 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
15-Jan-1998
Standard
01-Jul-1996
The principal person assisting the mother in the delivery of the baby.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection
Principal accoucheur
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1Obstetrician
2Other medical officer
3Registered midwife
4Midwife student
5Medical student
6Any other person
7No attendant/self
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
9Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Code 1 Obstetrician
A medical doctor who is qualified in the field of obstetrics.

Code 2 Other medical officer
Includes registrar, junior house officer, resident, general practitioner, etc.

Code 3 Registered midwife
A registered nurse who is qualified in the field of midwifery.

Code 4 Midwife student
A registered nurse training to obtain qualifications in the field of midwifery.

Code 5 Medical student
A student training to obtain qualifications to become a medical doctor.

Code 6 Any other person
Includes a registered nurse without midwifery qualifications, doulas, ambulance officer, self, husband/partner, other patient, etc.

Code 7 No attendant/self
Noone else assisted the mother in the delivery of the baby.

Code 9 Not stated/unknown
It is not known whether the mother received assistance in the delivery of the baby.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Must not be blank.
Validated against list of principal accoucheur codes.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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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 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)QH 020003 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-199630-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020355 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020358 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019QH 020449 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2019-2020QH 020570 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201930-Jun-2020
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2020-2021QH 020700 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-202030-Jun-2021
Source and Reference Attributes
Accoucheur; Birth attendant;