Occupation free-text Free-text description of the patient’s 70 varchar Any O Free text enclosed in quotation marks (“”). occupation. For internal MOH use. It may be used to supply a description of the patient’s occupation for all events at the discretion of the provider. The Injury Prevention Unit (of the Otago Medical School) has also identified this information as useful for events for which an accident is reported. Birth location The location of the birth delivery of a 1 char N O Mandatory for birth events (Event type Must not be ‘BT’). healthcare user. supplied for other event types. Must be a code in the Location code table. Must match the Facility type code on the Facility table for the Facility supplied with this event. Birth weight Weight of infant at time of birth, in grams. 4 char NNNN O Mandatory for birth events (Event type Must not be ‘BT’). supplied for other event types. 0001 9999 (default is – ‘9000’). Records reporting 0001 to 0399 grams will only be accepted on confirmation (Message function ‘A2’). Must contain 4 characters. For infants 1000 grams, the field must be supplied with a leading zero. No negative numbers. Gestation period Time measured from the date of mother’s 2 char NN or XX O Mandatory for birth events (Event type Must not be ‘BT’). last menstrual period to the date of birth supplied for other event types. and expressed in completed weeks. If outside 17 to 45 completed weeks, will only be accepted on confirmation (Message function ‘A2’). 10 50 completed weeks (‘XX’ = Not stated) – status which records whether an infant was 1 char A O Mandatory for birth events (Event type Must not be ‘BT’). still or liveborn. supplied for other event types. L Liveborn S Stillborn
Occupation free-text Free-text description of the patient’s occupation. 70 varchar Any O Free text enclosed in quotation marks (“”). For internal MOH use. It may be used to supply a description of the patient’s occupation for all events at the discretion of the provider. The Injury Prevention Unit (of the Otago Medical School) has also identified this information as useful for events for which an accident is reported. Birth location The location of the birth delivery of a healthcare user. 1 char N O Mandatory for birth events (Event type ‘BT’). Must not be supplied for other event types. Must be a code in the Location code table. Must match the Facility type code on the Facility table for the Facility supplied with this event. Birth weight Weight of infant at time of birth, in grams. 4 char NNNN O Mandatory for birth events (Event type ‘BT’). Must not be supplied for other event types. 0001 – 9999 (default is ‘9000’). Records reporting 0001 to 0399 grams will only be accepted on confirmation (Message function ‘A2’). Must contain 4 characters. For infants 1000 grams, the field must be supplied with a leading zero. No negative numbers. Gestation period Time measured from the date of mother’s last menstrual period to the date of birth and expressed in completed weeks. 2 char NN or XX O Mandatory for birth events (Event type ‘BT’). Must not be supplied for other event types. If outside 17 to 45 completed weeks, will only be accepted on confirmation (Message function ‘A2’). 10 – 50 completed weeks (‘XX’ = Not stated) status which records whether an infant was still or liveborn. 1 char A O Mandatory for birth events (Event type ‘BT’). Must not be supplied for other event types. L Liveborn S Stillborn