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O62.1: Secondary uterine inertia

You had uterine inertia.

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.

Uterine inertia means the contractions are too short or too weak. You may also have contractions too infrequently. Uterine inertia means the uterus is too weak to continue to produce contractions.

In your case, you had uterine inertia during your labor. Uterine inertia can happen for a number of reasons. This includes significant stretching of the uterus. The uterus can get significantly stretched as a result of a lot of amniotic fluid or if you are pregnant with multiple children. Uterine inertia can also happen if the birth lasts a long time. The uterus can then be weakened from the long labor.

Uterine inertia can mean that the birth is not progressing as it should.

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).