Queensland Perinatal Data Collection

What is the QPDC?

The Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) collects information on all births in Queensland. The collection provides a basic source of information for research into obstetric and neonatal care and assists with the planning of Queensland's health services and the monitoring of neonatal morbidity and congenital anomalies.

QPDC Manual

Reference yearTitleFormatSize
2025-2026Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) Manual 2025-2026

PDF

1.06MB

2024-2025Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) Manual 2024-2025

PDF

1.04MB

2023-2024Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) Manual 2023-2024

PDF

966KB

2022-2023Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) Manual 2022-2023

PDF

1.01MB

2021-2022Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) Manual 2021-2022

PDF

1.2MB

2020-2021Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) Manual 2020-2021

PDF

1.2MB


Previous manuals can be found in the Data collection manuals archive.

File format

Reference yearTitleFormatSize
2026-2027Perinatal Data Collection File Format 2026-2027
Summary of Changes 
PDF
PDF

618KB
78KB

2025-2026Perinatal Data Collection File Format 2025-2026
Summary of Changes
PDF
PDF

495KB
206KB

2024-2025Perinatal Data Collection File Format 2024-2025
Summary of Changes
PDF
PDF

625KB
276KB

2023-2024Perinatal Data Collection File Format 2023-2024
Summary of Changes

Perinatal Data Collection COVID-19 Coding Requirements V1.1
   PDF
   PDF 

   PDF

622KB
287KB

143KB

2022-2023

Perinatal Data Collection File Format 2022-2023
Summary of Changes

Perinatal Data Collection COVID-19 Coding Requirements v1.0

PDF
PDF 

PDF

574KB
96KB

151KB

2021-2022

Perinatal Data Collection File Format 2021-2022
Summary of Changes

PDF
PDF

648KB
119KB

2020-2021

Perinatal Data Collection File Format 2020-21
Summary of Changes

Perinatal Data Collection COVID-19 Coding Requirements v1.1

PDF
PDF

PDF

617KB
84KB

133KB

Forms

Reference yearTitleFormatSize  
2026-2027Perinatal Data Collection MR63D Form 2026-2027

PDF

501KB

2025-2026Perinatal Data Collection MR63D Form 2025-2026

PDF

380KB

2024-2025Perinatal Data Collection MR63D Form 2024-2025

PDF

328KB

2023-2024Perinatal Data Collection MR63D Form 2023-2024

PDF

286KB

2022-2023

Perinatal Data Collection MR63D Form 2022-2023

PDF

535KB

2021-2022

Perinatal Data Collection MR63D Form 2021-2022

PDF

306KB

Perinatal Online (PNO) User Manual

Reference yearTitle

Format

Size  

2025-2026PNO User ManualPDF4MB
2024-2025PNO User Manual       PDF1.9MB
2023-2024PNO User Manual        PDF   1.9MB
2022-2023PNO User ManualPDF1.9MB
2021-2022PNO User ManualPDF1.4MB
2020-2021PNO User ManualPDF1.4MB

Electronic Validation Application (EVA Plus) User Manual

Reference yearTitle

Format

Size  

2025-2026EVA Plus User ManualPDF2MB

Contact

Telephone:  (07) 2100 8741 | 2100 8780
Email:  PERIMAIL@health.qld.gov.au
Hours:Monday to Friday | 08:15AM - 5PM

Last updated: 2 April 2026