Single live birth

This code signifies the successful delivery of a single, viable infant. It indicates that the pregnancy resulted in one live birth, without any co-existing fetal demise or multiple gestations.

Apply this code when a patient has given birth to a single live baby. This is typically used on the mother's record following a delivery event where only one infant was born alive.

• Always assign this code to the mother's record, not the infant's.
• Ensure no other Z37 category codes are present on the same encounter for the same delivery.
• Confirm the delivery was of a single fetus and that the fetus was live-born.