The collection of perinatal data in Tasmania is managed by the Department of Health (DoH) Tasmania. It is an administrative data collection which records all births in Tasmania including births in public and private hospitals, birthing centres and home births. The information in this collection is specific to pregnancy care, services and outcomes. This includes demographic, medical and obstetric information about the mother; and information on the labour, delivery and condition of the infant.

TPDC collects information under the Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity Act 1994 on demographic, medical and obstetric information on the mother, and information on the labour, birth and condition of the infant relating to every birth in Tasmania of at least 20 gestation weeks and/or weighing at least 400 grams at birth.

The perinatal data is available from 2005. Changes to the TPDC have occurred over time and were implemented 2013, 2015, between 2018 and 2020 and again 2022.

There are two types of collection methods in Tasmania and they are:
• Electronic system (ObstetrixTas) – This clinical system is used by all public hospitals and public contracted private maternity hospital from mid-2010;
• Paper form – This system records information about all births that occurred at all public hospitals and public contracted private maternity hospital from 2005 to mid-2010 and at private hospitals, birth centres, or births managed by private midwifery and medical practitioners outside hospitals in Tasmania from 2005.

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Administrative. To monitor patterns of obstetric and neonatal practice in the State and to provide statistical information on specific topics within these fields to assist with the planning of Department of Health services. It is also intended to be a source of information for research in obstetric and neonatal care and to be used in the education of students of midwifery and medicine.

Tasmanian state data

There are mandatory requirements for data collection under the Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity Act 1994.