Format/Length:	max an2
National Codes:
Default Codes:	UU - Unknown

Notes:
BIRTH ORDER (MATERNITY SERVICES) is the same as attribute BIRTH ORDER for the Maternity Services Data Set and National Neonatal Data Set - Episodic and Daily Care.

BIRTH ORDER (MATERNITY SERVICES) records the sequence in which the baby was born, with 1 indicating the first or only birth in the sequence (i.e. singleton), 2 indicating the second birth in the sequence, 3 indicating the third, etc.

For the Maternity Services Data Set:

• the value is presented in the range 1-15
• Unknown indicates not recorded.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	BIRTH ORDERS (MATERNITY SERVICES)