O77.8 Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress

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Type 1 Excludes

abnormality of fetal acid-base balance (O68)
abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
fetal metabolic acidemia (O68)

Applicable To

Labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress
Labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress

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O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O77 Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery
O77.8 Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress
Type 1 Excludes
abnormality of fetal acid-base balance (O68)
abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
fetal metabolic acidemia (O68)

Applicable to
Labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress
Labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress