JB61.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

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

Description

Any condition indirectly resulting in death via an intermediate cause due to any issue associated with the physiological or other changes that occur 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

This category is to be used to indicate death from indirect obstetric cause and occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery.

Coding note from above levels

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.

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

  • Death from indirect obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
  • Late maternal death from indirect obstetric causes

Exclusions from above levels

  • JB62 – Death from sequelae of obstetric causes
  • JB65 – Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
  • 1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
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  • 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

  • JB61.0 – Death from direct 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

Foundation entity

Death from indirect obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2126687276

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: JB61: Death from any obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery › 18: Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium