O68: Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance

Inclusion Terms

  • Fetal acidemia complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal acidosis complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal alkalosis complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal metabolic acidemia complicating labor and delivery

Excludes1

  • fetal stress NOS (O77.9)
  • labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
  • labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)

Excludes2

  • abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
  • labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)