Notification of Stillbirth and Neo-Natal Death Regulations (WA)

Western Australia Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 Notification of Stillbirth and Neo-Natal Death Regulations Western Australia Notification of Stillbirth and Neo-Natal Death Regulations Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Notification of stillbirth or death of neonate 1 Schedule Appendix Notes Compilation table 6 Western Australia Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 Notification of Stillbirth and Neo‑Natal Death Regulations

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Notification of Stillbirth and Neo‑Natal Death Regulations 1.

2. Notification of stillbirth or death of neonate (1) Where a medical practitioner gives a death certificate in relation to any child who died within 28 days of his birth, he shall notify the Chief Health Officer of the fact in the Form No. 1 in the Appendix, within 48 hours of the death certificate being given. (2) A medical practitioner who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and is liable to a penalty which is not more than $1 000 and not less than — (a) in the case of a first offence, $100; (b) in the case of a second offence, $200; and (c) in the case of a third or subsequent offence, $500. [Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 29 Jun 1984 p. 1782; 23 Dec 1988 p. 4974; 10 Jan 2017 p. 297.] Schedule Appendix Form No. 1 Western Australia Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 STILLBIRTH AND NEO-NATAL DEATH NOTIFICATION To Chief Health Officer Name of Mother ........................... Home Address .......................... Age ............. Place of Birth ......................................................................................................... Gestation Period ...................... Birth Weight ...................... Sex of Foetus .......... Single/Plural Birth ................................................ Time of Birth ......................... Date of Birth ............................... Date of Death (if Neo‑Natal) ........................... NOTE: Neo‑Natal death for the purpose of this report includes death within 28 days of birth. Please indicate with a tick whichever is applicable. 1. — General Health of Mother Tuberculosis ........................................ Diseases of the blood .......................... Rheumatic Fever and sequelae ............ Diabetes ............................................... Other Cardiac Disease ......................... Tumours of uterus and adnexa ............ Essential hypertension ......................... Mental disorders .................................. Chronic Nephritis ................................ 2. — Acute Infectious Disease of Mother Rubella ................................................ Other virus disease .............................. Measles ................................................ Other acute infective disease .............. Mumps ................................................. (State week of pregnancy in which Influenza .............................................. onset occurred) .............................. 3. — Maternal Disease of Pregnancy Hyperemesis ........................................ Placenta Praevia .................................. Pre‑eclampsia ...................................... Other Antepartum Haemorrhage Eclampsia ............................................ Pyelonephritis ................................ Hydramnios ......................................... 4. — Abnormal Duration of Labour Duration over 48 hours ....................... 5. — Abnormality of Presentation Persistent occipito‑posterior ............... Face and brow ..................................... Uncomplicated breech ........................ Transverse and oblique ....................... Complicated breech ............................ 6. — Abnormality of Pelvis Contracted pelvis ................................. 7. — Accidents of Labour Rupture of uterus.................................. Failed forceps ..................................... 8. — Labour (a) Normal ......................................... (c) Instrumental ................................. (b) Manipulative — Forceps delivery .......................... External version before labour .... Embryoctomy and craniotomy .... Surgical induction ....................... Caesarean section ........................ Version in labour ......................... 9. — Abnormality of Foetus Congenital malformation .................... Foetal disease due to maternal Erythroblastosis foetalis...................... disease ............................................ Macerated foetus................................. (State disease, see Sect. 1, 2 and 3 above.) 10. — Abnormalities of Placenta and Cord Manual removal ................................... Other ................................................... Prolapse and presentation .................... 11. — Neo‑Natal Complications Intracranial and spinal injury at birth .... Other birth injury ................................ Post‑natal asphyxia and atelectasis ..... 12. — Other Disease Peculiar to Early Pregnancy Erythroblastosis ................................... Other ................................................... Haemorrhagic disease of new born ..... 13. — Principal Pre‑Medication Morphine ............................................. Pethidine ............................................. 14. — Principal Anaesthetics Chloroform .......................................... Cyclopropane ...................................... Ether .................................................... Ethylene .............................................. Trilene ................................................. Intravenous agents — Ethyl chloride ...................................... Pentothal, Evipan ........................... Nitrous oxide ....................................... Relaxing Agents ............................ Other Remarks ..................................................................................................................................... Date .............................................. ................................................................ Signature of Medical Practitioner. [Appendix amended: Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2620; 10 Jan 2017 p. 297.] Notes 1 This is a compilation of the Notification of Stillbirth and Neo-Natal Death Regulations and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint. Compilation table Citation Gazettal Commencement Notification of Stillbirth and Neo‑Natal Death Regulations 15 Apr 1955 p. 712‑14 15 Apr 1955 Health Legislation Amendment Regulations 1984 r. 4 29 Jun 1984 p. 1780-4 1 Jul 1984 (see r. 2) Health (Offences and Penalties) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1988 Pt. 16 23 Dec 1988 p. 4970‑5 23 Dec 1988 Equality of Status Subsidiary Legislation Amendment Regulations 2003 Pt. 29 30 Jun 2003 p. 2581‑638 1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579) Reprint 1: The Notification of Stillbirth and Neo‑Natal Death Regulations as at 10 Oct 2003 (includes amendments listed above) Health Regulations Amendment (Public Health) Regulations 2016 Pt. 28 10 Jan 2017 p. 237‑308 24 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 165)