ICD-11 classes
19 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Fetus or newborn affected by maternal factors or by...
KA04 — Fetus or newborn affected by other abnormalities of...
KA04.0 — Fetus or newborn affected by chorioamnionitis

ICD-11 KA04.0 — Fetus or newborn affected by chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis is an infection of the placental tissues and amniotic fluid. It can lead to bacteraemia in the mother, which is an infection of the blood, and this can cause preterm birth or infection in the newborn. Organisms which are usually responsible for chorioamnionitis include Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Group B streptococcus.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.