Birth event—actual setting of birth, code N

The actual place where the birth event occurred, as represented by a code.

Perinatal

CODE 1     Hospital, excluding birth centre

Record for births occurring in a hospital, excluding birth centres.

CODE 2     Birth centre, attached to hospital

Record for births occurring in a birth centre that is attached to a hospital.

CODE 3     Birth centre, free standing

Record for births occurring in a free-standing birth centre that is not attached to a hospital.

CODE 4     Home

Reserved for births that occur at the home intended (planned home births) with a midwife or other medical professional in attendance.

CODE 5     Born before arrival

Record for births that occur before arrival at hospital or birth centre for planned hospital or birth centre births, or before the arrival of the homebirth midwife for planned home births.

CODE 6     Community, non-medical

Record for births that occur in the community, that are planned outside of a medical setting and without a midwife or other medical professional in attendance, for example, free births. This may include a home or other location in the community.

CODE 8     Other

Record for births that occur at a home other than that intended or at a community health centre. This excludes planned hospital, birth centre or home births.

CODE 9     Not stated/inadequately described

Record for births for which the birth setting is not stated or inadequately described.

The birth setting should be recorded for each baby that the mother delivers from the pregnancy.

National Perinatal Data Development Committee

Supersedes Birth event—actual setting of birth, code N Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

See also Birth event—intended setting of birth, code N Health, Standard 03/12/2020

Perinatal NMDS 2021–22 Health, Standard 03/12/2020