O64.0: Obstructed labour due to incomplete rotation of fetal head
During the birth your child turned with its head not in the usual position.
In the final weeks of pregnancy, the child turns to the birth position. The child’s head then normally points downwards and lies in the mother’s pelvis. The child’s face usually faces the mother’s back and the child’s head is bent towards its chest. The child’s back is turned to the right or left side of the mother.
Your child turned with its head not in the usual position. The child may be lying with its face towards the mother’s abdomen. The child’s face may also be facing the mother’s right or left side.
There were problems during the birth due to your child’s head not turning fully. Problems like these can make a birth take longer than usual. It may also be the case that the child cannot then be born in the usual way, but that a Caesarean is required.
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
Source
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