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Fetal Death 2003 Revision File In-Processing Documentation
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CHANGE HISTORY Significant changes from the most recent previous version are highlighted in Olive Green. 07 Jun 2016 Updated Geographic References for 2014 Deleted items dropped by Good-to-Great Committee in 2014 and 2015 Updated References from DAEB to DACEB Modified Edits related to Mother’s Prepregnancy Weight, Mother’s Weight at Delivery, and Mother’s Weight Gain
Removed outdated Shipment Standards Corrected valid codes for Cause of Death Checkbox Items
05 Sep 2013 Original Version Released
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Table of Contents CHANGE HISTORY .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
FORMAT .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
DATA ELEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Date of Delivery (Fetus)—Year ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
State of Occurrence ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Certificate Number ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Void Flag ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Auxiliary State File Number........................................................................................................................................................... 16
Time of Delivery ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Sex .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Date of Delivery—Month .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Date of Delivery—Day ...................................................................................................................................................................20
County of Occurrence ................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Place Where Delivery Occurred .................................................................................................................................................... 22
Facility ID (NPI)—if available ........................................................................................................................................................ 23
Facility ID (State-Assigned) ........................................................................................................................................................... 24
Date of Birth (Mother)—Year....................................................................................................................................................... 25
Date of Birth (Mother)—Month ...................................................................................................................................................26
Date of Birth (Mother)—Day ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
Date of Birth (Mother)—Edit Flag ................................................................................................................................................28
Mother's State of Birth .................................................................................................................................................................29
Mother's Country of Birth ............................................................................................................................................................ 30
Mother's Place of Residence ........................................................................................................................................................ 31
Mother's County of Residence ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
Mother's State of Residence ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Mother's Country of Residence ....................................................................................................................................................34
Residence of Mother—Inside City Limits ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Date of Birth (Father)—Year ....................................................................................................................................................... 36
Date of Birth (Father)—Month..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Date of Birth (Father)—Day ........................................................................................................................................................ 38
Date of Birth (Father)—Edit Flag ................................................................................................................................................ 39
FILLER [Previously Mother Married?—Ever] ............................................................................................................................... 40
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FILLER [Previously Mother Married?—At Conception, at Delivery or any Time in Between] ................................................... 41
FILLER ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Mother's Education .......................................................................................................................................................................43
Mother's Education—Edit Flag .................................................................................................................................................... 44
Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Mexican ........................................................................................................................................ 45
Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Puerto Rican ................................................................................................................................. 46
Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Cuban ............................................................................................................................................. 47
Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Other ............................................................................................................................................. 48
Mother of Hispanic Origin?—All .................................................................................................................................................... 49
Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Other Literal .................................................................................................................................. 51
Mother's Race—White.................................................................................................................................................................. 52
Mother's Race—Black or African American ................................................................................................................................ 53
Mother's Race—American Indian or Alaska Native ................................................................................................................... 54
Mother's Race—Asian Indian ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
Mother's Race—Chinese ............................................................................................................................................................. 56
Mother's Race—Filipino................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Mother's Race—Japanese ........................................................................................................................................................... 58
Mother's Race—Korean .............................................................................................................................................................. 59
Mother's Race—Vietnamese ....................................................................................................................................................... 60
Mother's Race—Other Asian ........................................................................................................................................................ 61
Mother's Race—Native Hawaiian ................................................................................................................................................62
Mother's Race—Guamanian or Chamorro ................................................................................................................................. 63
Mother's Race—Samoan ............................................................................................................................................................. 64
Mother's Race—Other Pacific Islander ....................................................................................................................................... 65
Mother's Race—Other ................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Mother's Race—All ........................................................................................................................................................................ 67
Mother's Race—First American Indian or Alaska Native Literal ................................................................................................ 69
Mother's Race—Second American Indian or Alaska Native Literal........................................................................................... 70
Mother's Race—First Other Asian Literal .................................................................................................................................... 71
Mother's Race—Second Other Asian Literal ............................................................................................................................... 72
Mother's Race—First Other Pacific Islander Literal .................................................................................................................... 73
Mother's Race—Second Other Pacific Islander Literal ............................................................................................................... 74
Mother's Race—First Other Literal .............................................................................................................................................. 75
Mother's Race—Second Other Literal ........................................................................................................................................ 76
Mother's Race Tabulation Variables ............................................................................................................................................... 77
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Attendant ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Month .................................................................................................................................... 80
Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Day .......................................................................................................................................... 81
Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Year ........................................................................................................................................82
FILLER [Previously Date of Last Prenatal Care Visit—Month] ................................................................................................... 84
FILLER [Previously Date of Last Prenatal Care Visit—Day] ........................................................................................................ 85
FILLER [Previously Date of Last Prenatal Care Visit—Year] ....................................................................................................... 86
FILLER [Previously Total Number of Prenatal Care Visits] .......................................................................................................... 87
FILLER [Previously Total Number of Prenatal Care Visits—Edit Flag] ....................................................................................... 88
Mother's Height—Feet ................................................................................................................................................................ 89
Mother's Height—Inches ............................................................................................................................................................. 90
Mother's Height—Edit Flag .......................................................................................................................................................... 91
Mother's Prepregnancy Weight ...................................................................................................................................................92
FILLER [Previously Mother's Weight at Delivery] ....................................................................................................................... 94
FILLER [Previously Mother's Weight at Delivery—Edit Flag] ..................................................................................................... 95
Did Mother get WIC Food for Herself? ........................................................................................................................................ 96
Previous Live Births Now Living................................................................................................................................................... 97
Previous Live Births Now Dead .................................................................................................................................................... 98
FILLER [Previously Previous Other Pregnancy Outcomes] ........................................................................................................ 99
Date of Last Live Birth—Month .................................................................................................................................................. 100
Date of Last Live Birth—Year ...................................................................................................................................................... 101
FILLER [Previously Date of Last Other Pregnancy Outcome—Month] .................................................................................... 103
FILLER [Previously Date of Last Other Pregnancy Outcome—Year] ........................................................................................ 104
Number of Cigarettes Smoked in 3 months prior to Pregnancy ............................................................................................... 105
Number of Cigarettes Smoked in 1st 3 months .......................................................................................................................... 106
Number of Cigarettes Smoked in 2nd 3 months ......................................................................................................................... 107
Number of Cigarettes Smoked in third trimester ...................................................................................................................... 108
Date Last Normal Menses Began—Year .................................................................................................................................... 109
Date Last Normal Menses Began—Month ................................................................................................................................. 110
Date Last Normal Menses Began—Day ...................................................................................................................................... 111
Computed Gestation in Months .................................................................................................................................................... 112
Risk Factors—Prepregnancy Diabetes ........................................................................................................................................ 113
Risk Factors—Gestational Diabetes ............................................................................................................................................ 114
Risk Factors—Hypertension Prepregnancy ................................................................................................................................ 115
Risk Factors—Hypertension Gestational .................................................................................................................................... 116
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FILLER [Previously Risk Factors—Previous Preterm Births] ...................................................................................................... 117
FILLER [Previously Risk Factors—Vaginal Bleeding] .................................................................................................................. 119
Risk Factors—Infertility Treatment ............................................................................................................................................ 120
Risk Factors—Previous Cesarean ................................................................................................................................................ 121
Risk Factors—Number Previous Cesareans—Edit Flag ............................................................................................................ 123
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Gonorrhea] ................................................................................................................. 124
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Syphilis] ...................................................................................................................... 125
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Herpes Simplex (HSV)] .............................................................................................. 126
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Chlamydia] ................................................................................................................. 127
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Listeria] ...................................................................................................................... 128
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Group B Streptococcus] ............................................................................................ 129
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Cytomegalovirus] ...................................................................................................... 130
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Parvovirus] .................................................................................................................. 131
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Toxoplasmosis] .......................................................................................................... 132
FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Other] ......................................................................................................................... 133
FILLER ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 134
Method of Delivery—Fetal Presentation ................................................................................................................................... 135
Method of Delivery—Route and Method of Delivery ............................................................................................................... 136
Method of Delivery—Trial of Labor Attempted ........................................................................................................................ 137
FILLER [Previously Method of Delivery—Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy] .................................................................................. 138
FILLER [Previously Maternal Morbidity—Maternal Transfusion] ............................................................................................. 139
FILLER [Previously Maternal Morbidity—Perineal Laceration] ................................................................................................ 140
Maternal Morbidity—Ruptured Uterus ...................................................................................................................................... 141
FILLER [Previously Maternal Morbidity—Unplanned Hysterectomy] ...................................................................................... 142
Maternal Morbidity—Admit to Intensive Care .......................................................................................................................... 143
FILLER [Previously Maternal Morbidity—Unplanned Operation] ............................................................................................ 144
Weight of Fetus ........................................................................................................................................................................... 145
Weight of Fetus—Edit Flag ......................................................................................................................................................... 146
Obstetric Estimate of Gestation ................................................................................................................................................. 147
Obstetric Estimate of Gestation—Edit Flag ............................................................................................................................... 148
Estimated Time of Fetal Death ................................................................................................................................................... 149
Was an Autopsy Performed? ....................................................................................................................................................... 150
Examination Performed? .............................................................................................................................................................. 151
Were Autopsy or Histological Placental Examination Results used in Determining the Cause of Fetal Death? .................... 152
Plurality ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 153
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Set Order ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 154
Number of Fetal Deaths .............................................................................................................................................................. 155
Matching Number ....................................................................................................................................................................... 156
Plurality—Edit Flag ...................................................................................................................................................................... 157
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Anencephaly] .................................................................................. 158
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Meningomyelocele/Spina Bifida] ................................................... 159
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Cyanotic congenital heart disease] ................................................ 160
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Congenital diaphragmatic hernia] .................................................. 161
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Omphalocele].................................................................................. 162
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Gastroschisis] .................................................................................. 163
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Limb Reduction Defect] ................................................................. 164
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate] ........................................... 165
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Cleft Palate Alone] .......................................................................... 166
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Down Syndrome] ............................................................................ 167
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Suspected Chromosomal disorder] ............................................... 168
FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Hypospadias] .................................................................................. 169
SYSTEM VARIABLE Receipt Date ................................................................................................................................................. 170
Event Date Lag ............................................................................................................................................................................... 171
Mother's Reported Age .............................................................................................................................................................. 172
Mother's Computed Age .............................................................................................................................................................. 173
Father's Reported Age ................................................................................................................................................................ 175
Father's Computed Age ................................................................................................................................................................ 176
Risk Factors—Hypertension Eclampsia ...................................................................................................................................... 177
Risk Factors—Infertility: Fertility Enhancing Drugs .................................................................................................................. 178
Risk Factors—Infertility: Asst Rep Technology ........................................................................................................................ 179
Date of Registration—Year......................................................................................................................................................... 180
Date of Registration—Month ...................................................................................................................................................... 181
Date of Registration—Day .......................................................................................................................................................... 182
Date of Registration Lag ............................................................................................................................................................... 183
Calculated Lag............................................................................................................................................................................... 184
FILLER ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 185
Initiating Cause/Condition—Rupture of membranes prior to onset of labor .......................................................................... 186
Initiating Cause/Condition—Abruptio placenta......................................................................................................................... 187
Initiating Cause/Condition—Placental insufficiency .................................................................................................................. 188
Initiating Cause/Condition—Prolapsed cord ............................................................................................................................. 189
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Initiating Cause/Condition—Chorioamnionitis .......................................................................................................................... 190
Initiating Cause/Condition—Other complications of placenta, cord, or membranes .............................................................. 191
Initiating Cause/Condition—Unknown ...................................................................................................................................... 192
Initiating Cause/Condition—Maternal conditions/diseases Literal .......................................................................................... 193
Initiating Cause/Condition—Other complications of placenta, cord, membranes Literal ...................................................... 194
Initiating Cause/Condition—Other obstetrical or pregnancy complications Literal ............................................................... 195
Initiating Cause/Condition—Fetal anomaly Literal .................................................................................................................... 196
Initiating Cause/Condition—Fetal injury Literal ......................................................................................................................... 197
Initiating Cause/Condition—Fetal infection Literal ................................................................................................................... 198
Initiating Cause/Condition—Other fetal conditions/disorders Literal ...................................................................................... 199
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Rupture of membranes prior to onset of labor .................................................... 200
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Abruptio placenta ................................................................................................... 201
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Placental insufficiency ............................................................................................. 202
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Prolapsed cord ........................................................................................................ 203
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Chorioamnionitis .................................................................................................... 204
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Other complications of placenta, cord, or membranes ........................................ 205
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Unknown ................................................................................................................ 206
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Maternal conditions/diseases Literal ..................................................................... 207
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Other complications of placenta, cord, or membranes Literal ............................ 208
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Other obstetrical or pregnancy complications Literal ......................................... 209
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Fetal anomaly Literal ............................................................................................... 210
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Fetal injury Literal ..................................................................................................... 211
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Fetal infection Literal .............................................................................................. 212
Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Other fetal conditions/disorders Literal ................................................................. 213
FILLER ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 214
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INTRODUCTION This document is intended to provide a user-friendly guide that details all of the rules that incoming Revised Fetal Death records are subject to, upon submission to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), as part of the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. This is a living document, and will be updated as rules are modified and introduced. This process is continuous, resulting from the quality control operations performed on the data by the Data Acquisition, Classification and Evaluation Branch (DACEB) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. This document may contain information that is different from that which is published in the "Fetal Death Edit Specifications for the 2003 Revision of the U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death". This new document does not serve as a replacement for that one, but rules contained herein supersede any that are explicitly stated in the older document for the purposes of routine feedback from NCHS to Jurisdictions. The rules and calculations in this document may differ from those provided by the Division of Vital Statistics as part of our year-end processing. Rules contained in this document are designed to quickly evaluate impossible or improbable conditions and values, in order to clean up data before the files are closed. Our year-end processing includes imputations and conversions designed to convert invalid, missing, or unknown values into valid values, following proscribed statistical methods. This document uses the term "jurisdiction" to refer to one of the 57 states, cities or US possessions that participate in the VSCP, but there are certain variable names that have traditionally used the word "state", and those are retained in this document. Likewise, references to Counties include county-like entities which may differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
FORMAT The document contains an entry for every variable on the file, accounting for all 2740 bytes required to be submitted for a Revised Fetal Death record to be considered whole, and the entries are provided in sequence, from the beginning of the file to the end. Calculated fields are shown immediately after all components for the calculation have been described.
Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years 61 Date of Birth (Mother)—Day
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
Each entry shows the position in which the variable begins, the standard name for the variable, the length of the variable on the file, the date the documented information was first put into production, and the data years in which the information applies to.
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Typically, any changes made will go into production on 01 January of a given year, affecting only that data year and future data years, but there may be cases where rules become effective at different times. Any changes posted will indicate precisely when the change will be put into effect, and which data years must follow the modified rules. After each item's header, any of 4 different types of rules may be listed, and more than 1 rule may be listed for any variable.
REJECTION Values failing these rules will result in the record being rejected in its entirety. No additional rule checks are performed on the record. If this is a new record, it will NOT be inserted into the NVSS database, and will be considered MISSING. If this is an update record, any new values contained in the record will NOT be updated in the NVSS database.
VALIDATION
Validations may either be SIMPLE (affecting only one variable) or COMPOUND (affecting multiple variables). Values that fail SIMPLE validation are not within the acceptable range, and must be changed by the jurisdiction to one of the valid values shown. Values that fail COMPOUND validation may contain components that are individually valid, but their combination is not acceptable. One or more of the values in the failed validation must be changed such that the combination of variables evaluated is valid. Labels are shown for coded values. Some validations may require interim calculations to be made, denoted as CALCULATION.
VERIFICATION
Verifications may either be SIMPLE (affecting only one variable) or COMPOUND (affecting multiple variables), and are values or combinations of values that have passed VALIDATION, but are considered possible outliers. SIMPLE verifications affect variables that do not have an associated Edit Flag. These values require that the jurisdiction verify the value that has been reported (either at the time the data is collected or via follow-up querying), and either correct the value, or contact the assigned DACEB Vital Statistics Specialist, who will remove the VERIFICATION from future cumulative reports. COMPOUND verifications affect sets of variables that may or may not have an associated Edit Flag. These combinations must be verified or corrected by the jurisdiction. If available, the jurisdiction may set the Edit Flag to the proper value to confirm the verification, or may contact their assigned DACEB Vital Statistics Specialist, who will remove the VERIFICATION from future cumulative reports.
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NO EDIT
There are no edits performed on these variables. These items are shown for completeness. Sometimes, when jurisdictions request that NCHS returns files to them for their convenience, we may store certain calculated values in these fields.
Some items must be calculated (also denoted by CALCULATION) by applying an algorithm to other provided variables to arrive at a new variable. Pseudo-code is provided for each calculated item. These calculated fields are then subject to Validation and Verification. Typically, the algorithms are written such that calculated fields are not tested if any of the individual components have already failed a rule. For items which we have noticed consistent reporting problems, or have particularly complex rules, additional information or examples may be provided in a section labeled as NOTES.
Jurisdictions not reporting certain items or categories must notify their assigned DACEB Vital Statistics Specialist in writing before transmitting their initial files to NCHS. This is necessary so that we may adjust our systems to exclude the appropriate items or categories for the jurisdiction from our Validations. Otherwise, all variables not properly reported will be returned as errors to the jurisdiction for correction.
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DATA ELEMENTS
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1 Date of Delivery (Fetus)—Year
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
REJECTION The first two bytes must be 20. The last two bytes must be the same as the 3rd and 4th bytes of the filename submitted by the jurisdiction, representing the last two digits of the data year.
NOTES Records in a shipment must all come from the same data (calendar) year, and should reflect the year the event occurred, not the year the event was submitted. If a jurisdiction needs to submit records from a previous year, they must be in their own properly-named shipment. Records from the future are never acceptable. Example: 2016 is the only acceptable value for this variable for all Fetal Deaths occurring in a jurisdiction during Calendar Year 2016.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
5 State of Occurrence
2 01 Jan 2014 2014 - Forward
REJECTION The value must be the same as the 1st and 2nd characters of the filename submitted by the jurisdiction, which must be the appropriate code for the submitting jurisdiction, as listed in Instruction Manual Part 8, 2014 version, Chapter 3b State Listing [including YC for New York City].
NOTES Jurisdictions should only submit records issued by their own jurisdiction, and never submit records received from other jurisdictions as part of the Interjurisdictional Exchange program.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
7 Certificate Number
6 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
REJECTION The value must consist of 6 numeric bytes. The value may not be 000000. The value must be unique within the shipment. The value may not exceed, by more than 50%, the value of the reported Final Certificate Number from the current year, or in the absence of that, the value of the Final Certificate Number from the previous closed year, by range.
NOTES If more than one record is submitted in a shipment with the same certificate number, all versions of that certificate are rejected. Since we do not know which version of the record is the most current, the jurisdiction must re-submit the record uniquely in a future batch. Jurisdictions often use reserved high ranges of certificate numbers for internal purposes for records that are not sent to NCHS as part of the VSCP. When jurisdictions submit these records by accident, large gaps of MISSING certificates are created, so these extraneous records will no longer be accepted if they fail this rule. Jurisdictions that choose to alter their ranges between data years must notify their assigned DACEB Vital Statistics Specialist in advance, to prevent their records from being rejected. Examples: If Jurisdiction X reported certificates ranging from 000001 to 000500 during the previous year, we would reject any certificate submitted during the current year exceeding a number of 000750 (50% more than 500). If Jurisdiction Y reported certificates ranging from 100001 to 100100 and 200001 to 200300 during the previous year, we would reject any certificate submitted during the current year from 100150 (50% more than 100) to 200000, as well as any certificate exceeding 200450. (50% above 300).
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
13 Void Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Valid Record 1 Void Record
NOTES No additional edit checks are performed on records identified as Void, and the data is never evaluated.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
14 Auxiliary State File Number
12 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
26 Time of Delivery
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0000 – 0059 0100 – 0159 0200 – 0259 0300 – 0359 0400 – 0459 0500 – 0559 0600 – 0659 0700 – 0759 0800 – 0859 0900 – 0959 1000 – 1059 1100 – 1159 1200 – 1259 1300 – 1359 1400 – 1459 1500 − 1559 1600 – 1659 1700 – 1759 1800 – 1859 1900 – 1959 2000 – 2059 2100 – 2159 2200 – 2259 2300 – 2359 9999 Not Classifiable
NOTES The 24 hour clock is used to report this variable. No delimiters should be reported, or am or pm identifiers. The value 2400 is not acceptable, and should be reported as 0000.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
30 Sex
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values F Female M Male N Not Yet Determined
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
31 Date of Delivery—Month
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12
NOTES If the Date of Delivery is unknown because it is a foundling, the date the fetus was found should be entered as the Date of Delivery. Unknown values are not acceptable.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
33 Date of Delivery—Day
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 31
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Date of Delivery—Year Date of Delivery—Month Date of Delivery—Day <Any> 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 10, 12 01 − 31 <Any> 04, 06, 09, 11 01 − 30 <Any Leap Year> 02 01 − 29 <Any Non−Leap Year> 02 01 − 28
NOTES If the Date of Delivery is unknown because it is a foundling, the date the fetus was found should be entered as the Date of Delivery. Unknown values are not acceptable.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
35 County of Occurrence
3 01 Jan 2014 2014 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Three-digit county codes listed in Instruction Manual Part 8, 2014 version, Chapter 3c, Counties and Places for the appropriate State of Occurrence.
NOTES Examples: 001 is the code for Allegany County if the State of Occurrence is MD (Maryland). 001 is the code for Barnstable County if the State of Occurrence is MA (Massachusetts). 001 is the code for Alcona County if the State of Occurrence is MI (Michigan).
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
38 Place Where Delivery Occurred
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 1 Hospital 2 Freestanding Birth Center 3 Home (Intended) 4 Home (Not Intended) 5 Home (Unknown if Intended) 6 Clinic/Doctor's Office 7 Other 9 Unknown
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
39 Facility ID (NPI)—if available
12 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
51 Facility ID (State-Assigned)
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES
Jurisdictions are requested to submit their own codes to denote the specific location in which the delivery occurred. NCHS Statisticians in RTP are able to more thoroughly investigate apparent quality control issues on the file by analyzing the data by facility, and reduce the number of issues returned to the jurisdiction for correction and verification. We can only use these codes if they are unique across the jurisdiction, and not repeated between counties.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
55 Date of Birth (Mother)—Year
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Less than File Year 9999 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
59 Date of Birth (Mother)—Month
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12 99 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
61 Date of Birth (Mother)—Day
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 31 99 Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Date of Birth (Mother)—Year Date of Birth (Mother)—Month Date of Birth (Mother)—Day <Any> (,9999) 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 10, 12, 99 01 – 31, 99 <Any> (,9999) 04, 06, 09, 11 01 – 30, 99 <Any Leap Year>, 9999 02 01 – 29, 99 <Any Non−Leap Year> 02 01 – 28, 99
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
63 Date of Birth (Mother)—Edit Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Edit Passed 1 Data Queried
NOTES
This field may be used to confirm mothers whose Calculated Age is 54 through 64. States not using the Edit Flag may manually confirm Mother’s Age with their assigned Vital Statistics Specialist.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
64 Mother's State of Birth
2 01 Jan 2014 2014 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Listed in Instruction Manual Part 8, 2014 version, Chapter 3b, State Listing, if the Country of Birth is United States, including XX when Mother's Country of Birth is not the United States, and ZZ when Not Classifiable.
NOTES Examples: MD is the code for Maryland when the Country of Birth is US (United States). MD is invalid if the Country of Birth is GM (Germany). XX is the only valid code when Country of Birth is MX (Mexico). ZZ is the only valid code when Country of Birth is ZZ (Not Classifiable).
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66 Mother's Country of Birth
2 01 Jan 2014 2014 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Listed in Instruction Manual Part 8, 2014 version, Chapter 3a, Countries, including ZZ if Not Classifiable.
NOTES All codes in the list are available for use, even if the country no longer exists. Examples: RS is the code for Russia. UR is the valid code for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, even though it no longer exists.
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68 Mother's Place of Residence
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SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Five-digit place codes listed in Instruction Manual Part 8, 2014 version, Chapter 3c, Counties and Places for the reported Mother's State of Residence, including 00000 and 99999, as explained in the coding rules elsewhere in the manual.
NOTES Examples: 06308 is the code for Beverly Hills if the Country of Residence is US (United States) and the State of Residence is CA (California) and the County of Residence is 037 (Los Angeles County). 00000 is the only valid code when Country of Residence is FR (France). 99999 is the only valid code when Country of Residence is ZZ (Not Classifiable).
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
73 Mother's County of Residence
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SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Three-digit place codes listed in Instruction Manual Part 8, 2014 version, Chapter 3c, Counties and Places for the reported Mother's State of Residence, including 000 for Mothers whose Residence is outside the US, and 999 when Not Classifiable.
NOTES Examples: 001 is the code for Alameda County if the Country of Residence is US (United States) and the State of Residence is CA (California). 000 is the only valid code when Country of Residence is PE (Peru). 999 is the only valid code when Country of Residence is ZZ (Not Classifiable).
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76 Mother's State of Residence
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SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Listed in Instruction Manual Part 8, 2014 version, Chapter 3b, State Listing, if the Country of Residence is United States or Canada, including XX when Mother's Country of Residence is not the United States, and ZZ when Not Classifiable.
NOTES The coding of Canadian Provinces and Territories is optional. Either the appropriate Canadian Province or Territory code may be provided, or the XX code used for Foreign Countries may be reported. Examples: CA is the code for California if the Country of Residence is US (United States). XX is the only valid code when Country of Residence is SP (Spain). ZZ is the only valid code when Country of Residence is ZZ (Not Classifiable).
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78 Mother's Country of Residence
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SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Listed in Instruction Manual Part 8, 2014 version, Chapter 3a, Countries, including ZZ when Not Classifiable, but excluding any entries followed by an asterisk.
NOTES Codes followed by an asterisk are provided for historical purposes only. Since these countries did not exist at the time the manual was produced, their codes may not be used to report a current Country of Residence. Examples: RS is the code for Russia. UR is an invalid code, since there is an asterisk following the code, denoting the entity no longer exists. ZZ is the code for Not Classifiable.
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80 Residence of Mother—Inside City Limits
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
81 Date of Birth (Father)—Year
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Less than File Year 9999 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
85 Date of Birth (Father)—Month
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12 99 Not Classifiable
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87 Date of Birth (Father)—Day
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 31 99 Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Date of Birth (Father)—Year Date of Birth (Father)—Month Date of Birth (Father)—Day <Any> (,9999) 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 10, 12, 99 01 – 31, 99 <Any> (,9999) 04, 06, 09, 11 01 – 30, 99 <Any Leap Year>, 9999 02 01 – 29, 99 <Any Non−Leap Year> 02 01 – 28, 99
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89 Date of Birth (Father)—Edit Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Edit Passed 1 Data Queried
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
90 FILLER [Previously Mother Married?—Ever]
1 16 Jun 2015 2015 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item was deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
91 FILLER [Previously Mother Married?—At Conception, at Delivery or any Time in Between]
1 16 Jun 2015 2015 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and related compound validation was deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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92 FILLER
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
93 Mother's Education
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 1 8th grade or less 2 9th through 12th grade, no diploma 3 High School Graduate or GED Completed 4 Some college credit, but no degree 5 Associate Degree 6 Bachelor’s Degree 7 Master’s Degree 8 Doctorate Degree or Professional Degree 9 Unknown
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94 Mother's Education—Edit Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Edit Passed 1 Edit Failed, Data Queried, and Verified 2 Edit Failed, Data Queried, but not Verified
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
95 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Mexican
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values H Yes, Mexican N No, Not Mexican U Unknown
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96 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Puerto Rican
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values H Yes, Puerto Rican N No, Not Puerto Rican U Unknown
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97 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Cuban
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values H Yes, Cuban N No, Not Cuban U Unknown
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98 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Other
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values H Yes, other Hispanic N No, Not other Hispanic U Unknown
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C Mother of Hispanic Origin?—All
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CALCULATION Mother of Hispanic Origin?—All => MHISPU Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Mexican => MHISP1 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Puerto Rican => MHISP2 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Cuban => MHISP3 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Other => MHISP4
1 MHISPU = 0 2 If MHISP1 = U then MHISPU = MHISPU + 1 3 If MHISP2 = U then MHISPU = MHISPU + 1 4 If MHISP3 = U then MHISPU = MHISPU + 1 5 If MHISP4 = U then MHISPU = MHISPU + 1
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 No unknown Hispanic Values 4 All unknown Hispanic Values
NOTES Records must have either 0 or 4 unknown values for Hispanic Origin. The 4 Hispanic Origin variables are considered one item, which cannot be partially unknown.
CALCULATION Mother of Hispanic Origin?—All => MHISPA Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Mexican => MHISP1 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Puerto Rican => MHISP2 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Cuban => MHISP3 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Other => MHISP4
1 MHISPA = 0
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2 If MHISP1 = H then MHISPA = MHISPA + 1 3 If MHISP2 = H then MHISPA = MHISPA + 1 4 If MHISP3 = H then MHISPA = MHISPA + 1 5 If MHISP4 = H then MHISPA = MHISPA + 1
SIMPLE VERIFICATION Values requiring Verification 4
NOTES Records with all 4 Hispanic Origins reported must be verified.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
99 Mother of Hispanic Origin?—Other Literal
20 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
119 Mother's Race—White
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
120 Mother's Race—Black or African American
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
121 Mother's Race—American Indian or Alaska Native
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
122 Mother's Race—Asian Indian
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
123 Mother's Race—Chinese
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
124 Mother's Race—Filipino
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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125 Mother's Race—Japanese
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
126 Mother's Race—Korean
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
127 Mother's Race—Vietnamese
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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128 Mother's Race—Other Asian
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
129 Mother's Race—Native Hawaiian
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
130 Mother's Race—Guamanian or Chamorro
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
131 Mother's Race—Samoan
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
132 Mother's Race—Other Pacific Islander
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
133 Mother's Race—Other
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
C Mother's Race—All
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CALCULATION Mother's Race—All => MRACE Mother's Race—White => MRACE01 Mother's Race—Black or African American => MRACE02 Mother's Race—American Indian or Alaska Native => MRACE03 Mother's Race—Asian Indian => MRACE04 Mother's Race—Chinese => MRACE05 Mother's Race—Filipino => MRACE06 Mother's Race—Japanese => MRACE07 Mother's Race—Korean => MRACE08 Mother's Race—Vietnamese => MRACE09 Mother's Race—Other Asian => MRACE10 Mother's Race—Native Hawaiian => MRACE11 Mother's Race—Guamanian or Chamorro => MRACE12 Mother's Race—Samoan => MRACE13 Mother's Race—Other Pacific Islander => MRACE14 Mother's Race—Other => MRACE15
1 MRACE = 0 2 If MRACE01 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 3 If MRACE02 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 4 If MRACE03 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 5 If MRACE04 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 6 If MRACE05 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 7 If MRACE06 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 8 If MRACE07 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 9 If MRACE08 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 10 If MRACE09 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 11 If MRACE10 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 12 If MRACE11 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 13 If MRACE12 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 14 If MRACE13 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 15 If MRACE14 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1 16 If MRACE15 = Y then MRACE = MRACE + 1
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SIMPLE VERIFICATION Values requiring Verification 7 - 15
NOTES Records with 7 or more race items coded as Y must be verified. To code Mother's Race as Unknown, all 15 individual race variables should be coded as N, and all literal fields left blank.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
134 Mother's Race—First American Indian or Alaska Native Literal
30 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
164 Mother's Race—Second American Indian or Alaska Native Literal
30 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
194 Mother's Race—First Other Asian Literal
30 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
224 Mother's Race—Second Other Asian Literal
30 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
254 Mother's Race—First Other Pacific Islander Literal
30 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
284 Mother's Race—Second Other Pacific Islander Literal
30 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
314 Mother's Race—First Other Literal
30 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
344 Mother's Race—Second Other Literal
30 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
374 Mother's Race Tabulation Variables
48 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
422 Attendant
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 1 MD 2 DO 3 CNM/CM 4 Other Midwife 5 Other (Specify) 9 Unknown
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
423 FILLER [Previously Mother Transferred?]
1 16 Jun 2015 2015 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and related compound validation was deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
424 Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Month
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12 88 Not Applicable 99 Not Classifiable
NOTES If it is known the Mother did not receive Prenatal Care, the entire date field must be reported as Not Applicable. Portions of dates may not be reported as Not Applicable.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
426 Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Day
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 31 88 Not Applicable 99 Not Classifiable
NOTES If it is known the Mother did not receive Prenatal Care, the entire date field must be reported as Not Applicable. Portions of dates may not be reported as Not Applicable.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
428 Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Year
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values File Year [File Year – 1] 8888 Not Applicable 9999 Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Year
Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Month
Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Day
<Any except 8888> (,9999) 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 10, 12, 99 01 – 31, 99 <Any except 8888> (,9999) 04, 06, 09, 11 01 – 30, 99 <Any Leap Year>, 9999 02 01 – 29, 99 <Any Non−Leap Year> 02 01 – 28, 99 8888 88 88
CALCULATION Date of First Prenatal Care Visit vs Date of Delivery First Care Interval in Months => INTF Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Year => FPNCY Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Month => FPNCM Date of First Prenatal Care Visit—Day => FPNCD Date of Delivery—Year => DODY Date of Delivery—Month => DODM Date of Delivery—Day => DODD
1 If FPNCY = 8888 or 9999 or invalid, then INTF = X 2 Else if FPNCM = 88 or 99 or invalid, then INTF = X 3 Else if FPNCD = 88 or 99 or invalid, then INTF = X 4 Else if DODY is invalid, then INTF = X 5 Else if DODM is invalid, then INTF = X 6 Else if DODD in invalid, then INTF = X
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7 Else a. INTF = 12(DODY – FPNCY) + (DODM – FPNCM) b. If DODD <= FPNCD, then INTF = INTF – 1
SIMPLE VALIDATION First Care Interval in Months => INTF Valid Values 0 – 9 X Cannot Compute
NOTES The First Prenatal Care Visit must be before the Date of Delivery. A first visit to the doctor that results in a delivery on the same day is not considered Prenatal Care. The first visit cannot be more than 10 months prior to Date of Delivery. If it is known the Mother received Prenatal Care, it is acceptable to report partially unknown dates. If it is known the Mother did not receive Prenatal Care, the entire date field must be reported as Not Applicable. Portions of dates may not be reported as Not Applicable.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
432 FILLER [Previously Date of Last Prenatal Care Visit—Month]
2 09 Jun 2014 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item was deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2014.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
434 FILLER [Previously Date of Last Prenatal Care Visit—Day]
2 09 Jun 2014 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item was deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2014.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
436 FILLER [Previously Date of Last Prenatal Care Visit—Year]
4 09 Jun 2014 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated calculations and validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2014.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
440 FILLER [Previously Total Number of Prenatal Care Visits]
2 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated calculations and validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
442 FILLER [Previously Total Number of Prenatal Care Visits—Edit Flag]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated calculations and validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
443 Mother's Height—Feet
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 1 - 8 9 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
444 Mother's Height—Inches
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 00 - 11 99 Not Classifiable
NOTES Fractions of inches should be ignored; only report whole numbers from 00 to 11.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
446 Mother's Height—Edit Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Edit Passed 1 Edit Failed, Verified 2 Edit Failed, not Verified
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Mother's Height—Edit Flag Mother's Height—Feet 0 1, 2, 7, 8
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
447 Mother's Prepregnancy Weight
3 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 050 - 399 400 400 pounds or more 999 Not Classifiable
NOTES Fractions of pounds should be ignored; only report whole numbers from 050 to 400. Weights of more than 400 pounds should be reported as 400.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
450 Mother's Prepregnancy Weight—Edit Flag
1 09 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Edit Passed 1 Edit Failed, Verified 2 Edit Failed, not Verified
COMPOUND VERIFICATION
Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Mother's Prepregnancy Weight—Edit Flag Mother's Prepregnancy Weight 0 050 – 074, 351 - 400
NOTES The range of upper weights requiring verification was reduced from 301 -400 pounds to 351 – 400 pounds in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
451 FILLER [Previously Mother's Weight at Delivery]
4 09 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated calculations and validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015, including the computation of Mother’s Weight Gain.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
454 FILLER [Previously Mother's Weight at Delivery—Edit Flag]
1 09 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated calculations and validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
455 Did Mother get WIC Food for Herself?
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
456 Previous Live Births Now Living
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 00 – 30 99 Not Classifiable
SIMPLE VERIFICATION Values requiring Verification 13 – 30
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
458 Previous Live Births Now Dead
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 00 – 30 99 Not Classifiable
SIMPLE VERIFICATION Values requiring Verification 13 – 30
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
460 FILLER [Previously Previous Other Pregnancy Outcomes]
2 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
462 Date of Last Live Birth—Month
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12 88 Not Applicable 99 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
464 Date of Last Live Birth—Year
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Less than or equal to File Year 8888 Not Applicable 9999 Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Date of Last Live Birth—Year Date of Last Live Birth—Month <Any except 8888> (,9999) 01 – 12, 99 8888 88
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Date of Last Live Birth—Year Previous Live Births Now Living Previous Live Births Now Dead <Any except 8888> (,9999) 00 01 – 30, 99 <Any except 8888> (,9999) 01 – 30, 99 00 – 30, 99 8888 00 00
CALCULATION Date of Last Live Birth vs Date of Birth (Mother) Age at Last Live Birth => AGEL Date of Last Live Birth—Year => DLLBY Date of Birth (Mother)—Year => DOBML
1 If DLLBY is 8888 or 9999 or invalid, then AGEL = X 2 Else if DOBML is 9999 or invalid, then AGEL = X 3 Else AGEL = DLLBY - DOBML
SIMPLE VALIDATION
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Age at Last Live Birth => AGEL Valid Values Greater than or equal to 9 X Cannot Compute
NOTES Not Applicable values may only be reported (and must be reported) if the Mother had no Previous Live Births.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
468 FILLER [Previously Date of Last Other Pregnancy Outcome—Month]
2 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
470 FILLER [Previously Date of Last Other Pregnancy Outcome—Year]
4 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated calculations and validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
474 Number of Cigarettes Smoked in 3 months prior to Pregnancy
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 00 - 97 98 98 or more cigarettes 99 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
476 Number of Cigarettes Smoked in 1st 3 months
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 00 - 97 98 98 or more cigarettes 99 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
478 Number of Cigarettes Smoked in 2nd 3 months
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 00 - 97 98 98 or more cigarettes 99 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
480 Number of Cigarettes Smoked in third trimester
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 00 - 97 98 98 or more cigarettes 99 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
482 Date Last Normal Menses Began—Year
4 12 Dec 2012 2011 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values File Year [File Year – 1] [File Year – 2] 9999 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
486 Date Last Normal Menses Began—Month
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12 99 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
488 Date Last Normal Menses Began—Day
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 31 99 Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Date Last Normal Menses Began—Year
Date Last Normal Menses Began—Month
Date Last Normal Menses Began—Day
<Any> (,9999) 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 10, 12, 99 01 – 31, 99 <Any> (,9999) 04, 06, 09, 11 01 – 30, 99 <Any Leap Year>, 9999 02 01 – 29, 99 <Any Non−Leap Year> 02 01 – 28, 99
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
C Computed Gestation in Months
12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
CALCULATION Computed Gestation in Months => CGEST Date of Delivery—Month => DODM Date of Delivery—Year => DODY Date Last Normal Menses Began—Month => DLMM Date Last Normal Menses Began—Year => DLMY
1 If DODM = 99 or invalid, then CGEST = Z 2 Else If DODY = 9999 or invalid, then CGEST = Z 3 Else If DLMM = 99 or invalid, then CGEST = Z 4 Else If DLMY = 9999 or invalid, then CGEST = Z 5 Else CGEST = 12*DODY + DODM – 12*DLMY – DLMM
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Greater than or equal to 0 Z Cannot Compute
SIMPLE VERIFICATION Values requiring Verification Greater than or equal to 12
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
490 Risk Factors—Prepregnancy Diabetes
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
491 Risk Factors—Gestational Diabetes
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Risk Factors—Prepregnancy Diabetes Risk Factors—Gestational Diabetes N N N U N Y U N U U U Y Y N Y U
NOTES Prepregnancy Diabetes includes diabetes present during the pregnancy, but identified prior to pregnancy. Gestational Diabetes refers only to diabetes diagnosed during the pregnancy. Only one of the two may be reported.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
492 Risk Factors—Hypertension Prepregnancy
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
493 Risk Factors—Hypertension Gestational
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Risk Factors—Hypertension Prepregnancy Risk Factors—Hypertension Gestational N N N U N Y U N U U U Y Y N Y U
NOTES Hypertension Prepregnancy is Hypertension identified before the start of the pregnancy. Hypertension Gestational is Hypertension identified during the pregnancy. Only one of the two may be reported.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
494 FILLER [Previously Risk Factors—Previous Preterm Births]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and associated calculations and validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
495 FILLER [Previously Risk Factors—Poor Pregnancy Outcomes]
1 09 Jun 2014 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item was deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2014.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
496 FILLER [Previously Risk Factors—Vaginal Bleeding]
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item was deleted during the US Department of Health and Human Services clearance process in 2003, after the initial standard certificate was distributed.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
497 Risk Factors—Infertility Treatment
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
498 Risk Factors—Previous Cesarean
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
499 Risk Factors—Number Previous Cesareans
2 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 00 – 30 99 Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Risk Factors—Previous Cesarean Risk Factors—Number Previous Cesareans N 00 U 99 Y 01 – 30, 99
NOTES The compound validation between this item and the Total Birth Order was deleted when Previous Other Pregnancy
Outcomes was deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
501 Risk Factors—Number Previous Cesareans—Edit Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Edit Passed 1 Edit Failed, Verified
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Risk Factors—Number Previous Cesareans—Edit Flag Risk Factors—Number Previous Cesareans 0 11 - 30
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
502 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Gonorrhea]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
503 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Syphilis]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
504 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Herpes Simplex (HSV)]
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item was deleted during the US Department of Health and Human Services clearance process in 2003, after the initial standard certificate was distributed.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
505 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Chlamydia]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
506 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Listeria]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
507 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Group B Streptococcus]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
508 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Cytomegalovirus]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
509 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Parvovirus]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
510 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Toxoplasmosis]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
511 FILLER [Previously Infections Present—Other]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
512 FILLER
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
514 Method of Delivery—Fetal Presentation
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 1 Cephalic 2 Breech 3 Other 9 Unknown
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
515 Method of Delivery—Route and Method of Delivery
1 01 Jan 2011 2011 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 1 Spontaneous 2 Forceps 3 Vacuum 4 Cesarean 9 Unknown
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
516 Method of Delivery—Trial of Labor Attempted
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown X Not Applicable Y Yes
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Method of Delivery—Route and Method of Delivery Method of Delivery—Trial of Labor Attempted 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 N, U, Y 9 X
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
517 FILLER [Previously Method of Delivery—Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
518 FILLER [Previously Maternal Morbidity—Maternal Transfusion]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
519 FILLER [Previously Maternal Morbidity—Perineal Laceration]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
520 Maternal Morbidity—Ruptured Uterus
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
521 FILLER [Previously Maternal Morbidity—Unplanned Hysterectomy]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
522 Maternal Morbidity—Admit to Intensive Care
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
523 FILLER [Previously Maternal Morbidity—Unplanned Operation]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
524 Weight of Fetus
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0001 – 9998 9999 Not Classifiable
NOTES Weight of Fetus may only be reported in grams.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
528 Weight of Fetus—Edit Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Off 1 Queried Data Correct, out of range 2 Queried, Failed Weight of Fetus/Gestation Edit
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Weight of Fetus—Edit Flag Weight of Fetus 0 8165 - 9998
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
529 Obstetric Estimate of Gestation
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 98 99 Not Classifiable
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
531 Obstetric Estimate of Gestation—Edit Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Off 1 Queried Data Correct, out of range
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Obstetric Estimate of Gestation—Edit Flag Obstetric Estimate of Gestation 0 01, 48 - 98
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
532 Estimated Time of Fetal Death
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values A Labor, no assessment L At assessment, labor N At assessment, no labor U Unknown
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
533 Was an Autopsy Performed?
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No P Planned
Y Yes
NOTES If the answer is not known, it should be queried, and if still not known, may be reported as N.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
534 Was a Histological Placental Examination Performed?
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No
P Planned
Y Yes
NOTES If the answer is not known, it should be queried, and if still not known, may be reported as N.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
535 Were Autopsy or Histological Placental Examination Results used in Determining the Cause of Fetal Death?
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No
X Not applicable
Y Yes
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Was an Autopsy Performed? Was a Histological Placental Examination Performed?
Were Autopsy or Histological Placental Examination results used in Determining the Cause of Fetal Death?
N N X N P X N Y N N Y Y P N X P P X P Y N P Y Y Y N N Y N Y Y P N Y P Y Y Y N Y Y Y
NOTES
The “Were Autopsy or Histological Placental Examination Results used in Determining the Cause of Fetal Death?” question can only be answered Yes or No if one of the other related questions was answered definitively. If the Autopsy and Histological Placental Examination were not performed, or only pending, this question must be answered “Not Applicable”.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
536 Plurality
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 - 12 99 Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Computed Gestation Plurality Delivery weight 1 - 4 01 – 12, 99 1001 – 9998 5 01 – 12, 99 2001 – 9998 6 01 – 12, 99 3001 – 9998 7 01 – 12, 99 4001 – 9998 8 – 11 01 0001 – 0999
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Computed Gestation Obstetric Estimate of Gestation Plurality Delivery weight
<=3 or >=12 or Z 01 – 19 01 – 12, 99 1001 – 9998
<=3 or >=12 or Z 20 – 23 01 – 12, 99 2001 – 9998
<=3 or >=12 or Z 24 – 27 01 – 12, 99 3001 – 9998
<=3 or >=12 or Z 28 – 31 01 – 12, 99 4001 – 9998
<=3 or >=12 or Z 32 – 35 01 0001 – 0499
<=3 or >=12 or Z 36 - 47 01 0001 - 0749
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
538 Set Order
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12 99 Not Applicable/Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Plurality Set Order 01 99 02 01 – 02, 99 03 01 – 03, 99 04 01 – 04, 99 05 01 – 05, 99 06 01 – 06, 99 07 01 – 07, 99 08 01 – 08, 99 09 01 – 09, 99 10 01 – 10, 99 11 01 – 11, 99 12 01 – 12, 99 99 99
NOTES The Set Order variable is only applicable when Plurality is greater than 01. When Plurality is 01, then Set Order should be reported as 99.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
540 Number of Fetal Deaths
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12 99 Not Applicable/Not Classifiable
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Plurality Number of Fetal Deaths 01 99 02 01 – 02, 99 03 01 – 03, 99 04 01 – 04, 99 05 01 – 05, 99 06 01 – 06, 99 07 01 – 07, 99 08 01 – 08, 99 09 01 – 09, 99 10 01 – 10, 99 11 01 – 11, 99 12 01 – 12, 99 99 99
NOTES The Number of Fetal Deaths variable is only applicable when Plurality is greater than 01. When Plurality is 01, then Number of Fetal Deaths should be reported as 99.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
542 Matching Number
6 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES The Matching Number is intended to be reported on all fetal deaths. Singleton fetal deaths should report 000000 as their Matching Number. All fetal deaths in a multiple set should be given the same unique Matching Number so that they can be linked for analytic purposes. If possible, births that occur as part of a multiple set should also be linked with the same unique Matching Number. The Matching Number should not contain the certificate number of another fetal death from the set, but rather all births and fetal deaths from the same pregnancy should receive the same Matching Number.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
548 Plurality—Edit Flag
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 0 Off 1 Queried, and Correct 2 Plurality/Set Order Queried, Inconsistent
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Plurality—Edit Flag Plurality 0 08 - 12
NOTES This verification attempts to catch records erroneously reported with an unknown plurality reported as 09, instead of the correct code, 99, along with values that have rarely ever been recorded
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
549 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Anencephaly]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
550 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Meningomyelocele/Spina Bifida]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
551 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Cyanotic congenital heart disease]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
552 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Congenital diaphragmatic hernia]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
553 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Omphalocele]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
554 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Gastroschisis]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
555 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Limb Reduction Defect]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
556 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
557 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Cleft Palate Alone]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
558 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Down Syndrome]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
559 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Suspected Chromosomal disorder]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validation were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
560 FILLER [Previously Congenital Anomalies of the Fetus—Hypospadias]
1 16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES This item and validations were deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
561 SYSTEM VARIABLE Receipt Date
8 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES Jurisdictions do NOT submit Receipt Date. It is a system-assigned Year-Month-Day value that is stored with each record and reflects the date the Jurisdiction first filed the record with NCHS. The date is never updated, no matter how many times the record is transmitted to NCHS. The Receipt Date must be on or after the Date of Delivery. NCHS stores the Receipt Date in these positions if files have to be returned to a jurisdiction for any reason, in YYYYMMDD format.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
C Event Date Lag
12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
CALCULATED Date of Delivery vs Receipt Date Event Date Lag => ELAG Date of Delivery—Year => DODY Date of Delivery—Month => DODM Date of Delivery—Day => DODD Receipt Date => RDATE
1 If DODM is invalid, DODM = 01 2 If DODD is invalid, DODD = 01 3 Convert DOD to integer Date (Number of days elapsed since January 1, 2000) 4 Convert RDATE to integer Date (Number of days elapsed since January 1, 2000) 5 ELAG = RDATE - DOD
SIMPLE VERIFICATION Values requiring Verification Less than 0
NOTES The VALIDATION on this field was changed to a VERIFICATION to accommodate Jurisdictions that recycle Certificate Numbers. NCHS prefers that Certificate Numbers NOT be recycled, because of the potential problems associated with ensuring we have the correct information, but there may be occasions where the practice is necessary. If a record's Event Date is updated because of recycling, and is now beyond the date the record was first received at NCHS, it will be reported back to the Jurisdiction as a VERIFICATION error. Once the state has confirmed that the Certificate Number was recycled, it will be removed from future reports. States may still NOT submit records with Event Dates in the future.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
569 Mother's Reported Age
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 09 – 64 99 Not Classifiable
SIMPLE VERIFICATION Values requiring Verification 54 – 64
NOTES Mother's Reported Age should only be used by jurisdictions that are prohibited from collecting or reporting Mother's Date of Birth. This field should NOT be calculated by jurisdictions. If a jurisdiction reports Mother's Date of Birth, this field should be coded to 99.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
C Mother's Computed Age
16 Jun 2015 2014 - Forward
CALCULATION Mother's Computed Age => MAGE Date of Delivery—Year => DODY Date of Delivery—Month => DODM Date of Delivery—Day => DODD Date of Birth (Mother)—Year => DOBMY Date of Birth (Mother)—Month => DOBMM Date of Birth (Mother)—Day => DOBMD Mother's Reported Age => MRAGE
1 If DODM is invalid or DODD is invalid or DOBMY is 9999 or invalid, then a. If MRAGE is 99 or invalid, then MAGE = X b. Else MAGE = MRAGE
2 Else if DOBMM is 99 or invalid, then MAGE = DODY – DOBMY 3 Else if DOBMD is 99 or invalid, then
a. MAGE = DODY – DOBMY b. If DODM < DOBMM, then MAGE = MAGE – 1 c. Else if DODM = DOBMM and DODD < 15, then MAGE = MAGE - 1
4 Else, then a. MAGE = DODY – DOBMY b. If DODM < DOBMM, then MAGE = MAGE – 1 c. Else if DODM = DOBMM and DODD < DOBMD, then MAGE = MAGE - 1
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 09 – 64 X Cannot Compute
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Date of Birth (Mother)—Edit Flag Mother's Computed Age 0 54 - 64
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COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Mother's Education—Edit Flag Mother's Education Mother's Computed Age 0 3 09 – 15 0 4 09 – 16 0 5 09 – 17 0 6 09 – 19 0 7 09 – 20 0 8 09 – 22
NOTES The compound validation between this item and the Total Birth Order was deleted when Previous Other Pregnancy
Outcomes was deleted by the joint NCHS/NAPHSIS Good to Great Committee in June 2015.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
571 Father's Reported Age
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SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 09 – 98 99 Not Classifiable
NOTES Father's Reported Age should only be used by jurisdictions that are prohibited from collecting or reporting Father's Date of Birth. This field should NOT be calculated by jurisdictions. If a jurisdiction reports Father's Date of Birth, this field should be coded to 99.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
C Father's Computed Age
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CALCULATION Father's Computed Age => FAGE Date of Delivery—Year => DODY Date of Delivery—Month => DODM Date of Delivery—Day => DODD Date of Birth (Father)—Year => DOBFY Date of Birth (Father)—Month => DOBFM Date of Birth (Father)—Day => DOBFD Father's Reported Age => FRAGE
1 If DODM is invalid or DODD is invalid or DOBFY is 9999 or invalid, then a. If FRAGE is 99 or invalid, then FAGE = X b. Else FAGE = FRAGE
2 Else if DOBFM is 99 or invalid, then FAGE = DODY – DOBFY 3 Else if DOBFD is 99 or invalid, then
a. FAGE = DODY – DOBFY b. If DODM < DOBFM, then FAGE = FAGE – 1 c. Else if DODM = DOBFM and DODD < 15, then FAGE = FAGE - 1
4 Else, then a. FAGE = DODY – DOBFY b. If DODM < DOBFM, then FAGE = FAGE – 1 c. Else if DODM = DOBMM and DODD < DOBFD, then FAGE = FAGE - 1
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 09 – 99 X Cannot Compute
COMPOUND VERIFICATION Combinations of Values requiring Verification
Date of Birth (Father)—Edit Flag Father's Computed Age 0 75 - 99
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
573 Risk Factors—Hypertension Eclampsia
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SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown Y Yes
NOTES This variable was not part of the original 2003 specification, but was added during the Department of Health and Human Services clearance process in 2004.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
574 Risk Factors—Infertility: Fertility Enhancing Drugs
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown X Not Applicable Y Yes
NOTES This variable was not part of the original 2003 specification, but was added during the Department of Health and Human Services clearance process in 2004.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
575 Risk Factors—Infertility: Asst Rep Technology
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No U Unknown X Not Applicable Y Yes
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Risk Factors—Infertility Treatment Risk Factors—Infertility: Fertility Enhancing Drugs
Risk Factors—Infertility: Asst Rep Technology
N X X U U U Y N, U, Y N, U, Y
NOTES This variable was not part of the original 2003 specification, but was added during the Department of Health and Human Services clearance process in 2004. If the original Infertility question is N, both sub-questions should be reported as Not Applicable (X).
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
576 Date of Registration—Year
4 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values Greater than or equal to File Year <blank> Not Reported
NOTES Jurisdictions not reporting this variable should leave the field blank. Date of Registration must be a valid date or entirely blank; no portions of the date may be unknown.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
580 Date of Registration—Month
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 12 <blank> Not Reported
NOTES Jurisdictions not reporting this variable should leave the field blank. Date of Registration must be a valid date or entirely blank; no portions of the date may be unknown.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
582 Date of Registration—Day
2 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values 01 – 31 <blank> Not Reported
COMPOUND VALIDATION Valid Combinations of Values
Date of Registration—Year Date of Registration—Month Date of Registration—Day <Any non-blank> 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 10, 12 01 – 31 <Any non-blank> 04, 06, 09, 11 01 – 30 <Any Leap Year> 02 01 – 29 <Any Non−Leap Year> 02 01 – 28 <blank> <blank> <blank>
NOTES Jurisdictions not reporting this variable should leave the field blank. Date of Registration must be a valid date or entirely blank; no portions of the date may be unknown.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
C Date of Registration Lag
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CALCULATED Date of Registration vs Receipt Date Date of Registration Lag => RLAG Date of Registration = > DOR Receipt Date => RDATE
1 If DOR is Blank or Invalid, RLAG = X 2 Else
a. Convert DOR to integer Date (Number of days elapsed since January 1, 2000) b. Convert RDATE to integer Date (Number of days elapsed since January 1, 2000) c. RLAG = RDATE - DOR
SIMPLE VERIFICATION Values requiring Verification Less than 0
NOTES The VALIDATION on this field was changed to a VERIFICATION to accommodate Jurisdictions that recycle Certificate Numbers. NCHS prefers that Certificate Numbers NOT be recycled, because of the potential problems associated with ensuring we have the correct information, but there may be occasions where the practice is necessary. If a record's Date of Registration is updated because of recycling, and is now beyond the date the record was first received at NCHS, it will be reported back to the Jurisdiction as a VERIFICATION error. Once the state has confirmed that the Certificate Number was recycled, it will be removed from future reports. States may still NOT submit records with Dates of Registration occurring in the future.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
C Calculated Lag
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CALCULATED Calculated Lag => CLAG Event Date Lag => ELAG Date of Registration Lag => RLAG
1 If RLAG = X, then a. If ELAG is Invalid, CLAG = X b. Else CLAG = ELAG
2 Else CLAG = RLAG
NOTES This combined Lag field will be used to measure the timeliness of records submitted to NCHS. When Date of Registration Lag is available, it will be used. In its absence, the Event Date Lag will be used.
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
584 FILLER
3 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
587 Initiating Cause/Condition—Rupture of membranes prior to onset of labor
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
588 Initiating Cause/Condition—Abruptio placenta
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
589 Initiating Cause/Condition—Placental insufficiency
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
590 Initiating Cause/Condition—Prolapsed cord
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
591 Initiating Cause/Condition—Chorioamnionitis
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
592 Initiating Cause/Condition—Other complications of placenta, cord, or membranes
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
593 Initiating Cause/Condition—Unknown
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
594 Initiating Cause/Condition—Maternal conditions/diseases Literal
60 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
654 Initiating Cause/Condition—Other complications of placenta, cord, membranes Literal
60 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
714 Initiating Cause/Condition—Other obstetrical or pregnancy complications Literal
60 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
774 Initiating Cause/Condition—Fetal anomaly Literal
60 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
834 Initiating Cause/Condition—Fetal injury Literal
60 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
894 Initiating Cause/Condition—Fetal infection Literal
60 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
954 Initiating Cause/Condition—Other fetal conditions/disorders Literal
60 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1014 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Rupture of membranes prior to onset of labor
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1015 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Abruptio placenta
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1016 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Placental insufficiency
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1017 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Prolapsed cord
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1018 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Chorioamnionitis
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1019 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Other complications of placenta, cord, or membranes
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1020 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Unknown
1 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
SIMPLE VALIDATION Valid Values N No Y Yes
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1021 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Maternal conditions/diseases Literal
240 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1261 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Other complications of placenta, cord, or membranes Literal
240 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1501 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Other obstetrical or pregnancy complications Literal
240 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1741 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Fetal anomaly Literal
240 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
1981 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Fetal injury Literal
240 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
2221 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Fetal infection Literal
240 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
2461 Other Significant Causes or Conditions—Other fetal conditions/disorders Literal
240 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
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Position Variable Name Length Date Effective Data Years
2701 FILLER
40 12 Dec 2012 2012 - Forward
NO EDIT
NOTES NCHS no longer collects Coded Fetal Cause of Death data from the states, so these 40 bytes are now Filler.