A National Minimum Dataset (NMDS):
a. excludes data elements that are included in other NMDS.
b. is a core set of data elements agreed to and endorsed by each country for mandatory collection and reporting at a national population level.
c. allows each country to choose which components of the NMDS should be collected.
d. is a core set of data elements agreed to and endorsed by each country for voluntary collection and reporting at a national population level.
Question 2
New Zealand and Australia define perinatal mortality rate as the number of:
a. deaths of babies weighing at least 400 grams or a gestational age of 20 weeks, up to 28 completed days after birth per 1000 live births.
b. stillbirths and deaths of babies who have reached a gestation of 20 weeks, during the first week of neonatal life per 1000 live births.
c. deaths of babies weighing at least 400 grams birth weight or reaching a gestational age of at least 22 weeks, up to 28 completed days after birth per 1000 live births.
d. stillbirths and deaths of babies who reach 154 days of gestation, per 1000 live births.