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Birth event-actual place of birth
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 040752
Version
4
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Draft
01-Mar-2019  		Current
17-Sep-2019  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
Effective From
01-Jul-2019
Effective To
30-Jun-2021
Definition 
The actual place where the birth occurred.
Context 
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Short Name
Actual place of birth
Name in Other Contexts
-
Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric
Representation Class
Code
Format
N
Minimum Character Length
1
Maximum Character Length
1
Permissible Values
CodeDescription
1Hospital, excluding birth centre
2Birth centre, attached to hospital
3Birth centre, free standing
4Home
7Freebirth
8Other
Supplementary Values
CodeDescription
9Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use 
This is to be recorded for each baby the mother delivers from this pregnancy.

Code 4 Home
Should be reserved for those births that occur at the home intended (planned home births).

Code 7 Freebirth
Freebirth is a birth where no medical professional who is trained to direct the birth process is in attendance. 
This code is only for use by the Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) team.

Code 8 Other 
Used when birth occurs at a home other than that intended; a community health centre or for babies "born before arrival".
Verification Rules 
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Must not be blank.
Validated against list of actual place of birth codes.
Collection Methods 
For national reporting of the Birth event-actual setting of birth (NHDD) data element, this data element is mapped as follows:
Code 1 Hospital, excluding birth centre is mapped to code 1 Hospital, excluding birth centre.
Code 2 Birth centre, attached to hospital is mapped to code Birth Centre, attached to hospital.
Code 3 Birth centre, free standing is mapped to code 3 Birth Centre, free standing.
Code 4 Home is mapped to code 4 Home.
Code 7 Freebirth is mapped to code 8 other.
Code 8 Other is mapped to code 8 Other.
Code 9 Not stated/unknown is mapped to code 9 Not stated/inadequately described.
Comment
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 delivery was planned.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
Relates to Birth event QH 041670 Version 2
Supersedes Birth event-actual place of birth QH 040752 Version 3
 
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Otherrelational

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Set TypeNameAscendingIdentifier & VersionObligationEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)QH 020003 Version 2Mandatory01-Jul-201930-Jun-2021
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2019-2020QH 020570 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-201930-Jun-2020
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2020-2021QH 020700 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-202030-Jun-2021
Data Quality Declaration 
-
Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation 
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Source Document
METeOR data element: Birth event-actual setting of birth, code N, Identifier 695103, Health standard 12/12/2018 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/695103/meteorItemView/long