APPOINTMENT DATE (FORMAL ANTENATAL BOOKING) is the Care Contact Date of the Formal Antenatal Booking Appointment, i.e. the date of the first official Antenatal Booking Appointment at which the assessment for health and social care needs is carried out and Antenatal care arrangements for the Maternity Episode are made.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	APPOINTMENT DATES (FORMAL ANTENATAL BOOKING)