Victorian Perinatal Data Collection (VPDC)

The Victorian Perinatal Data Collection (VPDC) is established by the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 under the functions of the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM).

The VPDC was established as a population based surveillance system to collect and analyse information on and in relation to the health of mothers and babies in order to contribute to improvements in their health. The Perinatal period is the period around birth. In Victoria this begins at 20 weeks gestation and ends 28 days after birth.

The data collected via a birth report contains information on obstetric conditions, procedures and outcomes, neonatal morbidity and birth defects relating to every birth in Victoria of at least 20 weeks gestation, or if gestation is unknown at least 400gms birth weight.

The majority of data items, of which there are over 100, comply with the National Perinatal Minimum Data Set and are sent to the National Perinatal Statistics Unit for the production of the annual report on Australia's mothers and babies.

Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Manual, First Edition V2.1, 2009

Adobe Acrobat icon Summary of changes to the VPDC manual for First Edition, V2.1 Release date 29 June 2010 (31kb, pdf)

Adobe Acrobat icon VPDC Manual Section 1 - Introduction, V2.1 Release date 29 June 2010 (85kb, pdf)

Adobe Acrobat icon VPDC Manual Section 2 - Concept & Derived Item Definitions, V2.1 Release date 29 June 2010 (128kb, pdf)

Adobe Acrobat icon VPDC Manual Section 3 - Data Definitions, V2.1 Release date 29 June 2010 (1.09mb, pdf)

Adobe Acrobat icon VPDC Manual Section 4 - Business Rules, V2.1 Release date 29 June 2010 (206b, pdf)

Adobe Acrobat icon VPDC Manual Section 5 - Compilation and Submission, V2.1 Release date 29 June 2010 (98kb, pdf)

Victorian Perinatal Data Collection (VPDC) Secure Data Exchange Portal Submission Procedure

The HealthCollect SDE Portal is a web-based interface that agencies use to submit various statistical and financial data collections to the Departments of Health and Human Services.

The HealthCollect SDE Portal is the mechanism through which all VPDC data is submitted to the Departments

Adobe Acrobat icon VDPC Secure Data Exchange Portal Submission Procedure - Release date 4 April 2010 (464kb, pdf)