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Public Health Act 2005
sec.214Definitions for pt 1
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### sec.214 Definitions for pt 1
In this part—
baby means a baby born alive or a baby not born alive.
baby born alive means a baby whose heart has beaten after delivery of the baby is completed.
baby not born alive means a baby—
who has shown no sign of respiration or heartbeat, or other sign of life, after completely leaving the child’s mother; and
who—
has been gestated for 20 weeks or more; or
weighs 400 grams or more.
collection means the Perinatal Statistics Collection.
delivery means the expulsion or extraction of a baby from its mother.
designated person , in relation to a delivery, means—
if the delivery happens in a hospital, the person in charge of the hospital; or
if the delivery happens elsewhere than in a hospital—
if the delivery is attended by a doctor—the doctor; or
if the delivery is not attended by a doctor, but is attended by a midwife—the midwife; or
if the delivery is not attended by a doctor or midwife but a doctor undertakes the care and treatment of the mother or baby, because of the delivery of the baby, within 3 months of the delivery—the doctor; or
in any other case—the mother.
midwife ...
s 214 def midwife sub 2010 No. 14 s 124 sch
om 2016 No. 8 s 24
Perinatal Statistics Collection see section 215 (3) .
- (a) who has shown no sign of respiration or heartbeat, or other sign of life, after completely leaving the child’s mother; and
- (b) who— (i) has been gestated for 20 weeks or more; or (ii) weighs 400 grams or more.
- (i) has been gestated for 20 weeks or more; or
- (ii) weighs 400 grams or more.
- (i) has been gestated for 20 weeks or more; or
- (ii) weighs 400 grams or more.
- (a) if the delivery happens in a hospital, the person in charge of the hospital; or
- (b) if the delivery happens elsewhere than in a hospital— (i) if the delivery is attended by a doctor—the doctor; or (ii) if the delivery is not attended by a doctor, but is attended by a midwife—the midwife; or (iii) if the delivery is not attended by a doctor or midwife but a doctor undertakes the care and treatment of the mother or baby, because of the delivery of the baby, within 3 months of the delivery—the doctor; or (iv) in any other case—the mother.
- (i) if the delivery is attended by a doctor—the doctor; or
- (ii) if the delivery is not attended by a doctor, but is attended by a midwife—the midwife; or
- (iii) if the delivery is not attended by a doctor or midwife but a doctor undertakes the care and treatment of the mother or baby, because of the delivery of the baby, within 3 months of the delivery—the doctor; or
- (iv) in any other case—the mother.
- (i) if the delivery is attended by a doctor—the doctor; or
- (ii) if the delivery is not attended by a doctor, but is attended by a midwife—the midwife; or
- (iii) if the delivery is not attended by a doctor or midwife but a doctor undertakes the care and treatment of the mother or baby, because of the delivery of the baby, within 3 months of the delivery—the doctor; or
- (iv) in any other case—the mother.