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Data Element Detail

Macerated indicator
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040060 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
15-Jan-1998		Superseded
15-Mar-2021
Standard
01-Jan-1987
30-Jun-2019
Indicator of whether a stillborn baby was macerated.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Macerated indicator
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1Not macerated
2Macerated
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
9Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Maceration is the softening and breaking down of skin from prolonged exposure to amniotic fluid in a deceased fetus.

Code 1 Not macerated
The stillborn baby was not macerated.

Code 2 Macerated
The stillborn baby was macerated.

Code 9 Not stated/unknown
It is not known whether the stillborn baby was macerated.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Must be blank if status of the baby = 1 (Live birth).
Must not be blank if status of the baby = 2 (Stillbirth (fetal death)).
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
For live born babies, a null value is recorded on the perinatal system. The Not stated/unknown code should only be assigned internally by QPDC.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementProduct of birth-macerated indicatorQH 040060 Version 2Current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 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jan-198730-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020355 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020358 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019QH 020449 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Source and Reference Attributes
Macerated;