0 = Normal care: care given by the mother or mother substitute, with medical and neonatal nursing advice if needed

1 = Special care: care given in a special nursery, transitional care ward or postnatal ward, which provides care and treatment exceeding normal routine care. Some aspects of special care can be undertaken by a mother supervised by qualified nursing staff. Special nursing care includes support for and education of the infant's parents

2 = Level 2 intensive care (high dependency intensive care): care given in an intensive or special care nursery, which provides continuous skilled supervision by qualified and specially trained nursing staff who may care for more babies than in level 1 intensive care. Care includes support for the infant's parents

3 = Level 1 intensive care (maximal intensive care): care given in an intensive or special care nursery, which provides continuous skilled supervision by qualified and specially trained nursing and medical staff. Care includes support for the infant's parents

8 = Not applicable: the episode of care does not involve a neonate at any time

9 = Not known: the episode of care involves a neonate and is finished but no data has been entered; this constitutes a validation error. Alternatively the episode involves a neonate but is unfinished, therefore no data need be present