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HES field name Mother's age at delivery
Field matage
Class Maternity
Length and format 3n
Availability
Description
This field contains the mother's age in whole years on the date of delivery. It is calculated from the mother's date of birth and the first baby's date of birth.
Value

3n = Age in years

null = Not valid

Data cleaning
Not applicable (derived by rule 810)

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