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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 042636
Version
1
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Draft
11-Oct-2017  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
Effective From
01-Jul-2016
Effective To
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Definition
The birth order of the baby and total number of babies born, as recorded in the Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM).
Context
Birth notifications in Queensland; Birth registrations in Queensland
Short Name
Baby's birth order and total born (RBDM)
Name in Other Contexts
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Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric character
Representation Class
Code
Format
N(4)
Minimum Character Length
4
Maximum Character Length
4
Permissible Values
CodeDescription
0101Singleton
0102First born of twins
0103First born of triplets
0104First born of quadruplets
0105First born of quintuplets
0106First born of sextuplets
0202Second born of twins
0203Second born of triplets
0204Second born of quadruplets
0205Second born of quintuplets
0206Second born of sextuplets
0303Third born of triplets
0304Third born of quadruplets
0305Third born of quintuplets
0306Third born of sextuplets
0404Fourth born of quadruplets
0405Fourth born of quintuplets
0406Fourth born of sextuplets
0505Fifth born of quintuplets
0506Fifth born of sextuplets
0606Sixth born of sextuplets
Supplementary Values
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Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use
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Verification Rules
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Collection Methods
Stillbirths are included. For example, if twins are born, and the first born was a live birth and the second born was a stillbirth, the live birth is recorded 0102 (first born of twins) and the stillbirth is recorded 0202 (second born of twins).

Examples of codes are included in Permissible Values.
Comment
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Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
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Implementation in Metadata Sets

Otherrelational

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Set TypeNameAscendingIdentifier & VersionObligationEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth NotificationsQH 020225 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-201630-Jun-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth NotificationsQH 020225 Version 2Mandatory01-Jul-2019
Data Supply RequirementOtherBirth Notifications File Data Supply Requirement (DSR)QH 020361 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-2016
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth RegistrationsQH 020226 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-201630-Jun-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth RegistrationsQH 020226 Version 2Mandatory01-Jul-2019
Data Supply RequirementOtherBirth Registrations File Data Supply Requirement (DSR)QH 020360 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-2016
Data Quality Declaration
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Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation
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Source Document
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