JA43.3

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Postpartum coagulation defects

Description

A condition characterised by excessive loss of blood following a vaginal or caesarean section delivery. This condition is caused by coagulation defects during the postpartum period.

Coding note from above levels

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)

Index terms

  • Postpartum coagulation defects
  • puerperal coagulopathy
  • Circulating anticoagulants following childbirth
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  • Postpartum afibrinogenaemia
  • Postpartum blood dyscrasia
  • puerperal blood dyscrasia
  • Postpartum defibrination syndrome
  • postpartum defibrination
  • Postpartum fibrinolysis
  • Postpartum fibrinolysis with haemorrhage
  • Postpartum intravascular hemolysis
  • Puerperal thrombocytopaenia

Exclusions from above levels

  • 1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 23 – External causes (for mortality)
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  • 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

  • JA43.0 – Third-stage haemorrhage
  • JA43.1 – Other immediate postpartum haemorrhage
  • JA43.2 – Delayed or secondary postpartum haemorrhage
  • JA43.4 – Postpartum haemorrhage following obstructed labour with uterine rupture
  • JA43.5 – Postpartum haemorrhage following obstructed labour without mention of uterine rupture
  • JA43.Y – Other specified postpartum haemorrhage
  • JA43.Z – Postpartum haemorrhage, unspecified

Foundation entity

Postpartum coagulation defects – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1252576495

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: JA43: Postpartum haemorrhage › 18: Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium