Definitions
S/T Perinatal Data Collections:
NSW: The name or code of the external health care facility where the baby was transferred. This includes transfer to a higher-level facility for specialist care, transfer to a private or local facility for postnatal care and transfer to mothercraft hospitals. It does not include the discharge program. ANZNN: Specify the name of the hospital to which the baby was transferred. This is the hospital referred to in “date of transfer”.
Descriptions:
QLD: If the baby was transferred to another facility, enter the full name of the other facility in the space provided. For PDC purposes, a baby transferred from unit to unit within the same facility (eg Level 3 Nursery to Level 2 Nursery) is not considered a transfer or discharge.