First Antenatal Assessment Date

Change History
DSCN 2023 / 30	Admitted Patient Care Data Set – Retirement of Maternity Tail Data Items

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
APC ds99	1^st April 1999	30^th June 2023

This is the date on which a pregnant woman was first assessed by hospital staff and arrangements were made for antenatal care. This is not necessarily the occasion on which arrangements were made for delivery. First Antenatal Assessment Date Status is associated with this data item and should be used to indicate whether First Antenatal Assessment Date is supplied or is not applicable.

Format: 8 digit numeric, CCYYMMDD