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O60.3: Preterm delivery without spontaneous labour

You gave birth prematurely.

Children are usually born from the 38th week of pregnancy. A premature birth occurs before the 38th week of pregnancy.

With a natural birth, labor is important for the child to be born. During labor, the muscles of the uterus contract. During the birth contractions push the child out of the uterus. Contractions take place mainly towards the end of the pregnancy and during childbirth. In a natural labor, the womb contracts by itself, without any artificial stimulation.

You gave birth prematurely without any natural labor.

You either had an induced birth or a Caesarean section. An induced birth involves using drugs or certain medical procedures to stimulate the womb to go into labor. A Caesarean section involves giving birth to the child via surgical procedure.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).