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Data Element Detail

Actual place of birth
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040752 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
01-Jul-2000		Superseded
14-Nov-2003
Standard
01-Jul-2000
30-Jun-2003
Actual place where the birth of the baby occurred.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Actual place of birth
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1Hospital
2Birth centre attached to hospital
3Birth centre free standing
4Home
5Born before arrival
8Other
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
9Not stated
Collection and Usage Attributes
Hospital is a health care facility established under the Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation as a hospital or free-standing day procedure unit and authorised to provide treatment and or care to the patients

Birthing Centre is a facility where women are able to birth in an environment which:
- Is free standing or physically separate from a labour ward but has access to emergency medical facilities for both mother and child if required;
- Has a home like atmosphere;
- Focuses the care on a model of care (e.g. midwifery model) which ensures continuity of care; a family centred approach and informed client participation in choices related to the management of care.

Home may be the mother's own home or where the baby is born in a home environment, where home may actually be that of a midwifery practitioner or any other person
Used to analyse the risk factors and outcomes by place of birth. While most deliveries occur within hospitals an increasing number of births now occur in other settings. It is important to monitor the births occurring outside hospitals and to ascertain whether or not the actual place of birth was planned.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementNon-hospital birthQH 040076 Version 1Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementActual place of birthQH 040752 Version 2Superseded
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-200030-Jun-2003
Source and Reference Attributes
Actual/s; Birth place;