JB61

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Death from any obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery

Description

A condition characterised by maternal death between 43 days and one year following delivery. This death is caused by any physiological, obstetrical, or other changes or is provoked by interventions used during pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium.

Coding note

This category is to be used to indicate death from any obstetric cause (conditions in categories JA00-JB0Z; JB40-JB4Z and JB63-JB6Z), and occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery.

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)

Excludes

  • JB62 – Death from sequelae of obstetric causes
  • JB65 – Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

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

  • JB61.0 – Death from direct obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
  • JB61.1 – Death from indirect obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
  • JB61.Z – Death from obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery, unspecified whether direct or indirect

Sibling codes

  • JB60 – Obstetric death of unspecified cause
  • JB62 – Death from sequelae of obstetric causes
  • JB63 – Maternal infectious diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
  • JB64 – Certain maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
  • JB65 – Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
  • JB6Y – Other specified obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified
  • JB6Z – Unspecified obstetric condition

Foundation entity

Death from any obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/805843993

Part of: 18: Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium