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Birth-birth order

Identifying and Definitional Attributes

Identifier & Version

QH 040024 v3

Metadata Item Type

Data Element

Data Element Type

Data Element

Approval Status

Current
01-Mar-2005

Superseded
17-Sep-2018

Approval Type

Standard

Approving Authority

Effective From

01-Mar-2005

Effective To

30-Jun-2018

Definition

The sequential order of each baby of a multiple birth.

Context

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)

Short Name

Birth order

Name in Other Contexts

Baby number

Representational Attributes

Datatype

Numeric

Representation Class

Code

Format

Minimum Character Length

Maximum Character Length

Permissible Values

Permissible_values

Code	Description
1	Singleton or first of a multiple birth
2	Second of a multiple birth
3	Third of a multiple birth
4	Fourth of a multiple birth
5	Fifth of a multiple birth
6	Sixth of a multiple birth
8	Other

Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

Code	Description
9	Not stated

Collection and Usage Attributes

Guide for Use

Code 2 Second of a multiple birth
Stillborns are counted such that, if twins were born, the first stillborn and the second live-born, the second twin would be recorded as code 2 Second of a multiple birth (and not code 1 Singleton or first of a multiple birth).

New

Verification Rules

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Must not be blank.
Must be a value between 1-8.
Must be unique for each mother's Person identifier (UR number) and date of confinement.
Must be consecutive numbers for each mother's Person identifier (UR number) and date of confinement.

Collection Methods

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Perinatal forms are marked as to the birth order of a multiple birth. After data is entered for the first baby of a 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.

Comments

Relational Attributes

Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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View	Relationship	Metadata Item Type	Metadata Item Subtype	Name	Identifier & Version	Approval Status
	Supersedes	Data Element	Data Element	Birth order	QH 040024 Version 2	Superseded
	Has been superseded by	Data Element	Data Element	Birth-birth order	QH 040024 Version 4	Superseded

Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

1 - 3

Metadata Item Type	Metadata Item Subtype	Name	Identifer & Version	Obligation	Approval Status	Effective From	Effective To
Information Asset	Data Collection	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)	QH 020003 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Mar-2005	30-Jun-2018
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017	QH 020355 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Jul-2016	30-Jun-2017
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018	QH 020358 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Jul-2017	30-Jun-2018

Data Quality Declaration

Source and Reference Attributes

Source Organisation

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Source Document

METeOR data element: Birth-birth order, code N, Identifier 269992, Health standard 01/03/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/269992/meteorItemView/long

Keywords

Birth order; Plurality;