Perinatal National Minimum Data Set items

Table 1: Perinatal NMDS 2020–21 data items

Data element name

METEOR identifier

Birth event—actual setting of birth, code N

695103

Birth event—anaesthesia administered indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

695188

Birth event—analgesia administered indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

695200

Birth event—birth method, code N

695372

Birth event—birth presentation, code N

695418

Birth event—labour onset type, code N

695339

Birth event—state/territory of birth, code N

718242

Birth event—type of anaesthesia administered, code N[N]

695530

Birth event—type of analgesia administered, code N[N]

695545

Birth event—labour induction method, code N[N]

695355

Product of birth—Apgar score at 5 minutes, code NN

695281

Product of birth —birth order, code N

695293

Product of birth—birth status, code N

695437

Product of birth—birthweight, total grams N[NNN]

716139

Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYY

270025

Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN

269973

Female—postpartum perineal status, code N[N]

717924

Female—number of tobacco cigarettes smoked per day after 20 weeks of pregnancy, total N[NN]

695382

Female—tobacco smoking indicator after 20 weeks of pregnancy, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

695447

Female—tobacco smoking indicator in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

695487

Female—caesarean section at most recent previous birth indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

695328

Female—number of antenatal care visits, total N[N]

717735

Female—parity, total pregnancies N[N]

696262

Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9)

659725

Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2016) NNNN

659454

Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY

287007

Person—Indigenous status, code N

602543

Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]

290046

Person—sex, code N

635126

Pregnancy—estimated duration of pregnancy at the first antenatal care visit, total completed weeks N[N]

695410

Pregnancy—birth plurality, code N

695308

Product of conception—gestational age, total completed weeks N[N]

695332

Product of birth—active resuscitation indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

695556

Product of birth—active resuscitation method, code N[N]

695568

Female—diabetes mellitus during pregnancy indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

716227

Female—hypertensive disorder during pregnancy indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

719256

Note: Implementation start date 1 July 2020; implementation end date 30 July 2021.

Source: METEOR.

Table 2: Perinatal NMDS 2021–22 data items

Data element name

METEOR identifier

Birth event—actual setting of birth, code N

732336

Birth event—anaesthesia administered indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

732332

Birth event—analgesia administered indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

732344

Birth event—birth method, code N

732352

Birth event—birth presentation, code N

695418

Birth event—labour onset type, code N

735046

Birth event—state/territory of birth, code N

718242

Birth event—type of anaesthesia administered, code N[N]

732614

Birth event—type of analgesia administered, code N[N]

732672

Birth event—labour induction method, code N[N]

732387

Product of birth—Apgar score at 5 minutes, code NN

733377

Product of birth—birth order, code N

733265

Product of birth—birth status, code N

732895

Product of birth—birthweight, total grams N[NNN]

733280

Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYY

270025

Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN

269973

Female—postpartum perineal status, code N[N]

732864

Female—number of tobacco cigarettes smoked per day after 20 weeks of pregnancy, total N[NN]

695382

Female—tobacco smoking indicator after 20 weeks of pregnancy, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

695447

Female—tobacco smoking indicator in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

695487

Female—caesarean section at most recent previous birth indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

732743

Female—number of antenatal care visits, total N[N]

717735

Female—parity, total pregnancies N[N]

733287

Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2016) N(9)

659725

Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2016) NNNN

659454

Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY

287007

Person—Indigenous status, code N

602543

Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]

290046

Person—sex, code N

635126

Pregnancy—estimated duration of pregnancy at the first antenatal care visit, total completed weeks N[N]

732908

Pregnancy—birth plurality, code N

732874

Product of conception—gestational age, total completed weeks N[N]

695332

Product of birth—active resuscitation indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

732880

Product of birth—active resuscitation method, code N[N]

732883

Female—diabetes mellitus during pregnancy indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

732748

Female—hypertensive disorder during pregnancy indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

732753

Note: Implementation start date 1 July 2021; implementation end date 30 July 2022.

Source: METEOR.