JB08.3

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Labour or delivery complicated by vasa praevia

Description

A condition characterised by complications during labour and delivery that is caused when the umbilical vessels traverse the membranes of the internal cervical os.

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

  • Labour or delivery complicated by vasa praevia
  • Haemorrhage from vasa praevia
  • vasa praevia
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  • vasa previa complicating labour and delivery
  • vasa previa haemorrhage

Inclusions

  • Haemorrhage from vasa praevia

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

  • JB08.0 – Labour or delivery complicated by prolapse of cord
  • JB08.1 – Labour or delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression
  • JB08.2 – Labour or delivery complicated by short cord
  • JB08.4 – Labour or delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord
  • JB08.5 – Labour or delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compression
  • JB08.Y – Labour and delivery complicated by other specified umbilical cord complications
  • JB08.Z – Labour or delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications, unspecified

Foundation entity

Labour or delivery complicated by vasa praevia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1562803848

Part of: JB08: Labour or delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications › 18: Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium