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Product of birth-Apgar score at 1 minute

Identifying and Definitional Attributes

Identifier & Version

QH 040062 v2

Metadata Item Type

Data Element

Data Element Type

Data Element

Approval Status

Draft
12-Dec-2018

Current
16-Mar-2021

Approval Type

Standard

Approving Authority

Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health

Effective From

01-Jul-2019

Effective To

Definition

A numerical score used to indicate a baby's condition at 1 minute after birth.

Context

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)

Short Name

Apgar score at 1 minute

Name in Other Contexts

Representational Attributes

Datatype

Numeric Character

Representation Class

Code

Format

N(2)

Minimum Character Length

Maximum Character Length

Permissible Values

Permissible_values


Numeric codes in range 00 to 10

Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

Code	Description
99	Not stated/unknown

Collection and Usage Attributes

Guide for Use

The score is based on the assessment of 5 characteristics of the baby: heart rate, respiratory condition, muscle tone, reflex irritability and skin colour. Each characteristic is given a score of between 0 and 2 points with a maximum total Apgar score of 10 points.

New

Verification Rules

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Must not be blank.
Must be less than 11 or 99.
Must be 00 if Birth-birth status is code 2 Stillbirth (fetal death).

Collection Methods

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
This item is not applicable for stillbirths, record as 00.

In case of multiple births, this data element should be recorded for each baby born.

Comments

This data element is required to analyse pregnancy outcome, particularly after complications of pregnancy, labour and birth.The Apgar score is an indicator of the health of a baby.

Relational Attributes

Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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Relationship	Metadata Item Type	Metadata Item Subtype	Name	Identifier & Version	Approval Status
Supersedes	Data Element	Data Element	Apgar score (1 minute)	QH 040062 Version 1	Superseded
Is used in conjunction with	Data Element	Data Element	Product of birth-Apgar score at 5 minutes	QH 040063 Version 2	Current
Relates to	Data Element	Data Element Concept	Product of birth	QH 040403 Version 1	Current

Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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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 2	Mandatory	Current	01-Jul-2019
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2019-2020	QH 020570 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Jul-2019	30-Jun-2020
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2020-2021	QH 020700 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Jul-2020	30-Jun-2021

Data Quality Declaration

Source and Reference Attributes

Source Organisation

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Source Document

METeOR data element: Product of birth-Apgar score at 1 minute, code NN identifier 696348, Health, standard 12/12/2018 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/696348/meteorItemView/long

Keywords

Apgar; CRDI; CRDI QPDC;