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

Definition

A condition characterised by maternal death between 43 days and one year following delivery. This death is caused by any physiological, obstetrical, or other changes or is provoked by interventions used during pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium.

Coding note

This category is to be used to indicate death from any obstetric cause (conditions in categories JA00-JB0Z; JB40-JB4Z and JB63-JB6Z), and occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery.

Exclusions

• Death from sequelae of obstetric causes (JB62)
• Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium (JB65)

3 subordinate codes

• JB61.0Death from direct obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
• JB61.1Death from indirect obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Certain obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified

• JB60Obstetric death of unspecified cause
• JB62Death from sequelae of obstetric causes
• JB63Maternal infectious diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
• JB64Certain maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
• JB65Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified