Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Set Specification |
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METEOR identifier: | 363256 |
Registration status: | Health!, Superseded 21/12/2010 |
DSS type: | National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) |
Scope: | The scope of this minimum data set is all births in Australia in hospitals, birth centres and the community. The data set includes information on all births, both live and stillborn, of at least 20 weeks gestation or 400 grams birth weight. These data have two dimensions, which are the baby and the mother. All data relevant to the birth are conveyed in relation to one of these. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | National reporting arrangements State and territory health authorities provide the data to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit for national collation, on an annual basis. Periods for which data are collected and nationally collated Financial years ending 30 June each year. |
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Implementation start date: | 01/07/2010 |
Implementation end date: | 30/06/2011 |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Perinatal NMDS 2008-2010 Health!, Superseded 02/12/2009 Has been superseded by Perinatal NMDS 2011-12 Health!, Superseded 07/03/2012 |