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National Perinatal Data Collection

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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The National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) is a national population-based cross-sectional collection of data on pregnancy and childbirth. The data are based on births reported to the perinatal data collection in each state and territory in Australia. Midwives and other birth attendants, using information obtained from mothers and from hospital or other records, complete notification forms for each birth. A standard de-identified extract is provided to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on an annual basis to form the NPDC.

Includes live births and stillbirths, where gestational age is at least 20 weeks or birthweight is at least 400 grams, except in Victoria and Western Australia, where births are included if gestational age is at least 20 weeks or, if gestation is unknown, birthweight is at least 400 grams. See also NPDC Data Quality Statement National Perinatal Data Collection, 2021: Quality Statement (aihw.gov.au)) (METEOR 778883)

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Variables to support reporting and linkage: Age (Date of birth); Sex/gender; Indigenous status; RA; SA2; SEIFA

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Methodology: Admin data

Data time period: 01/01/1991 to

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text: National; National and State; Other

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ACN 633 798 857