Definition
An indication of whether the child was unborn when the notification was made to the community services department, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptChild protection notification—unborn child status
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Object ClassChild protection notification
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PropertyUnborn child status
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Value DomainUnborn child code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Unborn child 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 | Unborn | ||
| 2 | Born | |||
| Supplementary Values | 3 | Not applicable | ||
| 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Not applicable should be used if unborn children are not covered by the relevant child protection legislation.
Child protection and support services data dictionary. AIHW Version 1.0 Oct 2005.
Comments:There are cases where the safety of a child is brought to the attention of child protection authorities before that child is born. While s/he is yet to be born, there are considerable concerns about the safety of the child.
This data element is designed to flag that the client is not yet born. This data element may assist with the record linkage processes, and will also provide valuable data on welfare concerns of unborn children.