Birth asphyxia
ICD-10 Code
P21
Category
Neonatal
Birth asphyxia
Definition
A disorder caused by a lack of blood flow or gas exchange to or from the fetus in the period immediately before, during, or after the birth process.
Also known as asphyxia neonatorum, birth asphyxia, birth depression, fetal asphyxia, foetal asphyxia, HIE, hypoxia neonatorum, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, intrapartum asphyxia, perinatal asphyxia, perinatal depression, perinatal hypoxia — per MONDO