Format/length:	n1
HES item:	DELONSET
National Codes:	Press Definition button for the National Codes
Default Codes:	9 - Not known: a validation error

Notes:
Only those methods that are used to induce labour, such as surgical induction, medical induction or a combination of the two, should be recorded. Methods that are used to accelerate labour should not be recorded. 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	LABOUR OR DELIVERY ONSET METHODS