Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Description

A group of conditions characterised as occurring during the period of time from conception to delivery (pregnancy), during labour and delivery (childbirth) or during the approximately six weeks after delivery during which the uterus returns to the original size (puerperium).

Coding note

The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)

Excludes

1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
23 – External causes (for mortality)
5A61.0 – Postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/882114523 – Mental or behavioural disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Sibling codes

01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
02 – Neoplasms
03 – Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
04 – Diseases of the immune system
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
07 – Sleep-wake disorders
08 – Diseases of the nervous system
09 – Diseases of the visual system
10 – Diseases of the ear or mastoid process
11 – Diseases of the circulatory system
12 – Diseases of the respiratory system
13 – Diseases of the digestive system
14 – Diseases of the skin
15 – Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue
16 – Diseases of the genitourinary system
17 – Conditions related to sexual health
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Developmental anomalies
21 – Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
23 – External causes of morbidity or mortality
24 – Factors influencing health status or contact with health services
25 – Codes for special purposes
26 – Supplementary Chapter Traditional Medicine Conditions
V – Supplementary section for functioning assessment
X – Extension Codes

Foundation entity

Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/714000734