The WHO application of ICD-10 to deaths during the perinatal period: ICD-PM
This standardized system for classifying stillbirths and neonatal deaths, aims to help countries link stillbirths and neonatal deaths to contributing conditions in pregnant women, such as diabetes or hypertension to identify the required interventions to prevent future deaths and enable comparisons within and between diverse settings.
Related journal articles (BJOG)
- Giving a voice to millions: developing the WHO application of ICD-10 to deaths during the perinatal period: ICD-PM
- The WHO application of ICD-10 to deaths during the perinatal period: ICD-PM: results from pilot database testing in South Africa and United Kingdom
- Application of ICD-PM to preterm-related neonatal deaths in the UK and South Africa
- Optimising the International Classification of Diseases to identify the maternal condition in the case of perinatal death
Related publications
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Making Every Baby Count
Highlights, 4 pages, pdf 262 KB - Making every baby count: audit and review of stillbirths and neonatal deaths
- Time to respond: a report on the global implementation of maternal death surveillance and response (MDSR)
- WHO launches new tools to help countries address stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths
- More on maternal death surveillance and response
- More on stillbirth
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