Intrapartum fetal death

Description

Intrapartum fetal death is a fetal death during labour. If vital status of the fetus at the onset of labour is unknown, consider it was intrapartum if there is fresh skin appearance or no signs of maceration at the time of delivery. Intrapartum stillbirth - is the complete expulsion or extraction from a woman of a fetus following an intrapartum 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

• fresh stillbirth
• intrapartum stillbirth

Exclusions from above levels

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