P70.0: Syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes
Health problems have occurred due to diabetes in the mother.
If the mother develops diabetes while pregnant, it can affect the child's development. The child may be bigger and heavier than most other children. After the birth it may have breathing problems.
Immediately after the birth, the sugar levels in the child's blood might keep falling too low. If the sugar content of the blood is too low, the child may breathe faster than usual or stop breathing. When there are breathing problems the skin can turn blueish. The body temperature may be lower than usual. The child may also suffer seizures or fall unconscious.
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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