Antepartum fetal death

Description

Antepartum fetal death is a fetal death before the onset of labour. If vital status of the fetus at the onset of labour is unknown, consider it was antepartum if there is presence of signs of maceration at the time of delivery. Macerated stillbirth - is the complete expulsion or extraction from a woman of a fetus following a fetal death at 22 or more completed weeks of gestation; or if gestational age is not available with a birthweight of 500g or more with skin showing signs of maceration. Antepartum stillbirth - is the complete expulsion or extraction from a woman of a fetus following an antepartum fetal death at 22 or more completed weeks of gestation; or if gestational age is not available with a birthweight of 500 grams or more.

Coding note

Not to be used for the underlying cause of death of live births. Not to be used for the underlying cause of fetal death, if any other cause of fetal mortality is known.

Coding note from above levels

Conditions arising in the perinatal period, even though death or morbidity occurs later, should, as far as possible, be coded to chapter 19, which takes precedence over chapters containing codes for diseases by their anatomical site. For children less than 28 days old, assume that a reported condition developed in the perinatal period, unless the duration is stated and the onset was after the first completed week of life.

Inclusions

• antepartum stillbirth
• macerated stillbirth

Exclusions from above levels

• 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases - acquired after birth
• 02 – Neoplasms
• 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases