| Format/Length: | n2 |
| HES Item: | NUMPREG |
| National Codes: | |
| Default Codes: | 99 - Not known |
Notes:
A live birth is always registrable, no matter how short the gestation. Still births and abortions are registrable only if they occur after a gestation of 24 weeks or more, see REGISTRABLE BIRTH.
The following values with the addition of the Default Code, can be used:
| 00 | No previous pregnancy resulting in a registrable birth |
| 01 | One previous pregnancy resulting in a registrable birth |
| 02 | Two previous pregnancies resulting in a registrable birth |
| 03 | Three previous pregnancies resulting in a registrable birth |
etc. until
| 29 | Twenty nine previous pregnancies resulting in a registrable birth |