International Classification of Diseases - XV Pregnancy Childbirth
Introduction
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) World Health Organization's classification used worldwide as the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. This includes the analysis of the general health situation of population groups. It is used to monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems. Within this classification "congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities" are (Q00-Q99) but excludes "inborn errors of metabolism" (E70-E90).
(ICD) ICD-10 was endorsed by the Forty-third World Health Assembly in May 1990 and came into use in WHO Member States as from 1994. The classification is the latest in a series which has its origins in the 1850s. The first edition, known as the International List of Causes of Death, was adopted by the International Statistical Institute in 1893. WHO took over the responsibility for the ICD at its creation in 1948 when the Sixth Revision, which included causes of morbidity for the first time, was published. The World Health Assembly adopted in 1967 the WHO Nomenclature Regulations that stipulate use of ICD in its most current revision for mortality and morbidity statistics by all Member States.
- The ICD is the international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological, many health management purposes and clinical use.
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) Version for 2010
Note - this is not a full listing of the classifications, only the major sub-headings that relate to development (there are additional sub-sub-headings not yet listed here).
Chapter XV Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Excludes Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium classified elsewhere: external causes (for mortality) (V, W, X, Y); injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external cause (S00-T88.1, , T88.6-T98); mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-); obstetrical tetanus (A34); postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0); puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0); supervision of high-risk pregnancy (Z35.-); supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-).
- O00-O08 - Pregnancy with abortive outcome.
- O10-O16 - Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- O20-O29 - Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy.
- O30-O48 - Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems.
- O60-O75 - Complications of labour and delivery.
- O80-O84 - Delivery.
- O85-O92 - Complications predominantly related to the puerperium.
- O94-O99 - Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified.
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