O68Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]
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Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Chapter XV
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Group O60-O75
- Complications of labour and delivery
- Official Vietnamese name
- Chuyển dạ và đẻ kèm biến chứng suy thai
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: fetal distress in labour or delivery due to drug administration
Related O68 codes
O68.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly
O68.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Labour and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid
O68.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly with meconium in amniotic fluid
O68.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Labour and delivery complicated by biochemical evidence of fetal stress
O68.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Labour and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress
O68.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress, 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.
