| HES field name | Birth weight | ||||
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| Field | birweit | ||||
| Class | Maternity | ||||
| Length and format | 4n | ||||
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| Description | |||||
| This field contains the weight of the baby in grams immediately after birth. This item appears for each baby on multiple birth delivery records. | |||||
| Value | |||||
4n = Weight in grams from 0001 to 6999 7000 = 7000g or more 9999 = Not known |
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