Definition
The number of babies resulting from a single pregnancy, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptBirth event—birth plurality
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Object ClassBirth event
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PropertyBirth plurality
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Value DomainBirth plurality code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Birth plurality code N ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | N |
Maximum character length | 1 |
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Permissible Values | 1 | Singleton | ||
2 | Twins | |||
3 | Triplets | |||
4 | Quadruplets | |||
5 | Quintuplets | |||
6 | Sextuplets | |||
8 | Other | |||
Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated |
Comments
Guide for use:
Plurality at birth is determined by the total number of live births and stillbirths that result from the pregnancy. Stillbirths, including those where the fetus was likely to have died before 20 weeks gestation, should be included in the count of plurality. To be included, they should be recognisable as a fetus and have been expelled or extracted with other products of conception when pregnancy ended at 20 or more weeks gestation.