Death from indirect obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery

Definition

Any condition indirectly resulting in death via an intermediate cause due to any issue associated with the physiological or other changes that occur during the period of time from conception to delivery (pregnancy), during labour and delivery (childbirth) or during the approximately six weeks after delivery during which the uterus returns to the original size (puerperium).

Coding note

This category is to be used to indicate death from indirect obstetric cause and occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Death from any obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery

• JB61.0Death from direct obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified