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The Application of the ICD-10 for Antepartum Stillbirth Patients in a Referral Centre of Eastern China: a Retrospective Study from 2015 to 2022

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Publisher Biomed Central
Date 2024 Feb 26
PMID 38408955
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Abstract

Background: The causes of some stillbirths are unclear, and additional work must be done to investigate the risk factors for stillbirths.

Objective: To apply the International Classification of Disease-10 (ICD-10) for antepartum stillbirth at a referral center in eastern China.

Methods: Antepartum stillbirths were grouped according to the cause of death according to the International Classification of Disease-10 (ICD-10) criteria. The main maternal condition at the time of antepartum stillbirth was assigned to each patient.

Results: Antepartum stillbirths were mostly classified as fetal deaths of unspecified cause, antepartum hypoxia. Although more than half of the mothers were without an identified condition at the time of the antepartum stillbirth, where there was a maternal condition associated with perinatal death, maternal medical and surgical conditions and maternal complications during pregnancy were most common. Of all the stillbirths, 51.2% occurred between 28 and 37 weeks of gestation, the main causes of stillbirth at different gestational ages also differed. Autopsy and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) were recommended in all stillbirths, but only 3.6% received autopsy and 10.5% underwent chromosomal microarray analysis.

Conclusions: The ICD-10 is helpful in classifying the causes of stillbirths, but more than half of the stillbirths in our study were unexplained; therefore, additional work must be done. And the ICD-10 score may need to be improved, such as by classifying stillbirths according to gestational age. Autopsy and CMA could help determine the cause of stillbirth, but the acceptance of these methods is currently low.

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