P01.6: Fetus and newborn affected by maternal death
Health has been damaged because the mother died before birth began.
Mother and child are connected to one another by the placenta during the pregnancy. The placenta forms in the mother’s womb during pregnancy. The placenta consists of cells from the mother and cells from the unborn child. The umbilical cord connects the child to the placenta. The child is supplied with nutrients and oxygen from the mother's blood via the umbilical cord.
If the mother dies during pregnancy, the blood stops circulating. The mother's blood then no longer gets pumped to the child via the placenta. As a result, the child no longer receives any oxygen or nutrients. The child's health can be harmed as a result. So the child has to be delivered as quickly as possible via a Caesarean. However, the child can also die in the womb.
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
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