Labour or delivery complicated by fetal distress

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)

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

Child codes

JB07.0 – Labour or delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly
JB07.1 – Labour or delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid
JB07.2 – Labour or delivery complicated by biochemical evidence of fetal stress
JB07.Y – Other specified labour or delivery complicated by fetal distress
JB07.Z – Labour or delivery complicated by fetal distress, unspecified

Sibling codes

JB00 – Preterm labour or delivery
JB01 – Failed induction of labour
JB02 – Abnormalities of forces of labour
JB03 – Long labour
JB04 – Obstructed labour due to malposition or malpresentation of fetus
JB05 – Obstructed labour due to maternal pelvic abnormality
JB06 – Obstructed labour due to other causes
JB08 – Labour or delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
JB09 – Perineal laceration during delivery
JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma
JB0B – Retained placenta or membranes, without haemorrhage
JB0C – Complications of anaesthesia during labour or delivery
JB0D – Certain specified complications of labour or delivery, not elsewhere classified
JB0Z – Complications of labour or delivery, unspecified

Foundation entity

Labour or delivery complicated by fetal distress – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2017961782

Part of: 18: Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium