F53Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Chapter V
- Mental and behavioural disorders
- Official Vietnamese name
- Rối loạn tâm thần và/hoặc hành vi liên quan thời kỳ sau đẻ, không phân loại mục khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- This category includes only mental disorders associated with the puerperium (commencing within six weeks of delivery) that do not meet the criteria for disorders classified elsewhere in this chapter, either because insufficient information is available, or because it is considered that special additional clinical features are present that make their classification elsewhere
Related F53 codes
F53.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Mild mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
F53.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Severe mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
F53.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
F53.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal mental disorder, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
