mccod-pregnancy-timing
type: CodeSystem
node role: treeRoot
id:
  v: mccod-pregnancy-timing
text:
  status:
    v: generated
  div:
    v: Generated Narrative: CodeSystem mccod-pregnancy-timing This case-insensitive code system http://mccod.w3datanet.com/fhir/CodeSystem/mccod-pregnancy-timing defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy: Code Display Definition when-died When she died The deceased was pregnant at the time of death. Corresponds to direct or indirect obstetric death per WHO definition. within-42-days Within the 42 days preceding her death The deceased was pregnant within 42 days before death but was not pregnant at the time of death. Corresponds to the WHO puerperal period definition and late maternal death classification. 43-days-to-1-year Within 43 days up to 1 year preceding her death The deceased was pregnant between 43 days and 1 year before death. Corresponds to the WHO late maternal death surveillance window. timing-unknown Exact pregnancy timing unknown It is known that the deceased was pregnant within the past year but the exact timing relative to death cannot be determined.
url:
  v: http://mccod.w3datanet.com/fhir/CodeSystem/mccod-pregnancy-timing
  l: mccod-pregnancy-timing
version:
  v: 0.1.0
name:
  v: MCCoDPregnancyTimingCS
title:
  v: MCCoD Pregnancy Timing Relative to Death
status:
  v: draft
experimental:
  v: true
date:
  v: 2026-05-21
publisher:
  v: Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN)
contact:
  name:
    v: Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN)
  telecom:
    system:
      v: url
    value:
      v: https://www.asiaehealthinformationnetwork.org
contact:
  name:
    v: AeHIN Secretariat
  telecom:
    system:
      v: url
    value:
      v: https://www.asiaehealthinformationnetwork.org
description:
  v: Code system defining the timing of pregnancy relative to death, as specified in the Women of Reproductive Age section of the WHO Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCoD), Frame B. These codes are used only when the deceased was confirmed to have been pregnant within the year preceding death. Consistent with WHO maternal death surveillance definitions and ICD-11 Chapter 18 coding rules.
jurisdiction:
  coding:
    system:
      v: http://un.org
      l: un.org
    code:
      v: 142
    display:
      v: Asia
  coding:
    system:
      v: http://hl7.org
      l: hl7.org
    code:
      v: X1
    display:
      v: Asia
copyright:
  v: Copyright 2026 AeHIN. Licensed under CC0-1.0.
case sensitive:
  v: false
hierarchy meaning:
  v: is-a
content:
  v: complete
count:
  v: 4
concept:
  code:
    v: when-died
  display:
    v: When she died
  definition:
    v: The deceased was pregnant at the time of death. Corresponds to direct or indirect obstetric death per WHO definition.
concept:
  code:
    v: within-42-days
  display:
    v: Within the 42 days preceding her death
  definition:
    v: The deceased was pregnant within 42 days before death but was not pregnant at the time of death. Corresponds to the WHO puerperal period definition and late maternal death classification.
concept:
  code:
    v: 43-days-to-1-year
  display:
    v: Within 43 days up to 1 year preceding her death
  definition:
    v: The deceased was pregnant between 43 days and 1 year before death. Corresponds to the WHO late maternal death surveillance window.
concept:
  code:
    v: timing-unknown
  display:
    v: Exact pregnancy timing unknown
  definition:
    v: It is known that the deceased was pregnant within the past year but the exact timing relative to death cannot be determined.