Observation-bodyheight

FHIR Resource information

FHIR Resource	🌍Observation-bodyheight. Based on 🌍 Observation
Description	Body height
Release status	LIVE
Cardinality	Multiple Instance (date/time)
Writing to Spine permitted	YES - for Spine Client Type (MAT,NNU) Should be sent to Spine if available.
Spine filters	NNU-DETAIL, NZMAT-HISO, PREGSUM

FHIR Observation resource details

Observation details

Code	8302-2 (🌍loinc)
Value type	🌍decimal
Resource Element	valueQuantity
Mandatory	Yes
Uses effectiveDateTime	Yes
Data Dictionary items	MatHeight - Height of woman - DataSet: (NZHISOMAT1) New Zealand HISO Maternity data set (Phase 1) - DataSet: (PREGSUMUK) UK PREGSUM Maternity Data set - Topic: (MatBooking) Details at pregnancy booking Child.BirthLength - Length at birth - DataSet: (NNAP) National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) - Topic: (NNU-Patient-Demographics) Neonatal demographics details

Key FHIR Resource elements used

subject - Reference to the mother/pregnant person

Summary	Reference to the mother/pregnant person
Mandatory	No
Value type	🌍Reference(Patient)
Write allowed	Yes
Data Dictionary item	None

category - Type of observation

Summary	Type of observation
Mandatory	No
Expected type	🌍codeableConcept
Write allowed	Yes
Data Dictionary item	None
Value set used	🌍ValueSet-BNet-ObservationType

* status - Fixed code for status of observation

Summary	Fixed code for status of observation
Mandatory	Yes
Expected type	🌍code
Write allowed	Yes
Data Dictionary item	None
Fixed value	Fixed code value of 'final' should be used.

* effectiveDateTime - Date and time for when the observation was taken

Summary	Date and time for when the observation was taken
Mandatory	Yes
Expected type	🌍dateTime
Write allowed	Yes
Data Dictionary item	None

valueQuantity.unit - Unit of quantity in string form. This should be 'meter' or 'centimeter'.

Summary	Unit of quantity in string form. This should be 'meter' or 'centimeter'.
Mandatory	No
Expected type	🌍string
Write allowed	Yes
Data Dictionary item	None

* valueQuantity.system - System for quantity. This should be http://unitsofmeasure.org

Summary	System for quantity. This should be http://unitsofmeasure.org
Mandatory	Yes
Expected type	🌍uri
Write allowed	Yes
Data Dictionary item	None

* valueQuantity.code - Code for quantity

Summary	Code for quantity
Mandatory	Yes
Expected type	🌍code
Write allowed	Yes
Data Dictionary item	None
Value set used	🌍ValueSet-BNet-HeightCodes

Example JSON when WRITING to the Spine

JSON

{
  "resourceType": "Observation",
  "meta": {
    "profile": [
      "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/vitalsigns"
    ]
  },
  "status": "final",
  "code": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "system": "http://loinc.org",
        "code": "8302-2",
        "display": "Height"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/pfnmWUFWGSLHi6aneTz6oGtTq-h4BVgwlH.mvFTZT5kuK5c8QXyC7WeACnmTu.mD",
    "type": "Patient"
  },
  "effectiveDateTime": "2025-05-19T15:21:55.9163256+00:00",
  "valueQuantity": {
    "value": 161.2,
    "unit": "m",
    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code": "m"
  }
}

Example JSON when READING from the Spine

JSON

{
  "resourceType": "Observation",
  "id": "4F62736572766174696F6E2D424E65742D4368696C642D436F6E67656E6974616C4D616C666F726D6174696F6E73",
  "meta": {
    "profile": [
      "https://fhir.clevermed.com/StructureDefinition/Observation-bodyheight"
    ]
  },
  "status": "final",
  "code": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "system": "http://loinc.org",
        "code": "8302-2",
        "display": "Height"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/pfnmWUFWGSLHi6aneTz6oGtTq-h4BVgwlH.mvFTZT5kuK5c8QXyC7WeACnmTu.mD",
    "type": "Patient"
  },
  "effectiveDateTime": "2025-05-19T15:12:55.9164401+00:00",
  "valueQuantity": {
    "value": 161.2,
    "unit": "m",
    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code": "m"
  }
}

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