LIVE OR STILL BIRTH CODE
 Related DSCN/ISN
Description Where Used Attribute

Format/Length:an1
HES Item:BIRSTATE
National Codes:See LIVE OR STILL BIRTH
Default Codes: 

This item is being used for development purposes and has not yet been assured by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care.

Notes: 
LIVE OR STILL BIRTH CODE is the same as the attribute LIVE OR STILL BIRTH.

If born dead before 24 weeks, it would be a spontaneous abortion.

LIVE OR STILL BIRTH CODE replaces LIVE OR STILL BIRTH and should be used for all new and developing data sets and for XML messages.

 

This data element is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralLIVE OR STILL BIRTH CODES