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Data Element Detail

Birth event-birth plurality
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040025 v3
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
05-Jun-2014		Current
04-Aug-2014		Superseded
17-Jul-2023
Standard
01-Jul-2014
30-Jun-2019
The number of births (live births and stillbirths) resulting from this pregnancy.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Birth plurality
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1Singleton
2Twins
3Triplets
4Quadruplets
5Quintuplets
6Sextuplets
8Other
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
9Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Plurality at birth is determined by the total number of live births and stillbirths that result from the pregnancy.

Stillbirths, including those where the fetus was likely to have died before 20 weeks gestation, should be included in the count of plurality. To be included, they should be recognisable as a fetus and have been expelled or extracted with other products of conception when pregnancy ended at 20 or more weeks gestation.

Fetuses aborted before 20 completed weeks and less than 400 gramss are excluded. If the pregnancy commences as a twin pregnancy but one fetus is miscarried/aborted before 20 weeks and 400 grams, the plurality is single.

Code 1 Singleton
The total number of births resulting from this pregnancy is one.

Code 2 Twins
The total number of births resulting from this pregnancy is two.

Code 3 Triplets
The total number of births resulting from this pregnancy is three.

Code 4 Quadruplets
The total number of births resulting from this pregnancy is four.

Code 5 Quintuplets
The total number of births resulting from this pregnancy is five.

Code 6 Sextuplets
The total number of births resulting from this pregnancy is six.

Code 8 Other
The total number of births resulting from this pregnancy is seven or more.

Code 9 Not stated/unknown
The total number of births resulting from this pregnancy is not stated or is unknown.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Must not be blank.
Must be less than 10.
Must not be less than the baby number.
Multiple pregnancy increases the risk of complications during pregnancy, labour and delivery and is associated with higher risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementBirth pluralityQH 040025 Version 2Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementPregnancy-birth pluralityQH 040025 Version 4Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptBirth eventQH 041670 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptLive birthQH 040055 Version 2Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptStillbirth (fetal death)QH 040052 Version 2Current
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-201430-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
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data elements:
Birth event-birth plurality, code N, indicator 482409, Health standard 07/03/2014 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/482409/meteorItemView/long
Birth event-birth plurality, code N, indicator 668881, Health standard 02/08/2017 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/668881/meteorItemView/long
CRDI; CRDI QPDC; Plurality;