O32Maternal care for known or suspected malpresentation of fetus
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use O32 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XV
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Official Vietnamese name
- Chăm sóc thai sản vì biết hoặc nghi ngờ ngôi thai bất thường
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: the listed conditions as a reason for observation, hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for caesarean section before onset of labour Excl.: the listed conditions with obstructed labour (O64.-)
Related O32 codes
O32.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for unstable lie
O32.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for breech presentation
O32.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for transverse and oblique lie
O32.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for face, brow and chin presentation
O32.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for high head at term
O32.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for multiple gestation with malpresentation of one fetus or more
O32.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for compound presentation
O32.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus
O32.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, 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.
