Skip to main content

Table 4 Counts of neonatal diagnoses by ICD-10 code among newborns by alcohol use during pregnancy identified as a risk factor

From: Maternal alcohol use, adverse neonatal outcomes and pregnancy complications in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based study

ICD-10 Code

Description

Alcohol-exposed

n (%)

Non alcohol-exposed

n (%)

Overall n (%)

Difference in proportion

P-value

Q86.0

Fetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic)

2 (0.1)

3 (0.0)

5 (< 0.1)

0.001

< 0.001**

P04.3

Fetus and newborn affected by maternal use of alcohol

18 (1.1)

12 (0.0)

30 (< 0.1)

0.011

< 0.001**

P05.9

Slow fetal growth, unspecifieda

60 (3.8)

3906 (2.7)

3966 (2.7)

0.011

0.014*

P07.1

Other low birth weight (1000-2499 g)

137 (8.6)

7769 (5.4)

7906 (5.5)

0.032

< 0.001**

P22.0

Respiratory distress syndrome

24 (1.5)

1672 (1.2)

1696 (1.2)

0.003

0.257

P22.8

Other respiratory distress of newborn

18 (1.1)

598 (0.4)

616 (0.4)

0.007

< 0.001**

P22.9

Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified

28 (1.8)

2063 (1.4)

2091 (1.4)

0.004

0.343

P24.0

Neonatal aspiration of meconium

4 (0.3)

474 (0.3)

478 (0.3)

0.000

0.739

P28.5

Respiratory failure of newborn

72 (4.5)

6150 (4.3)

6222 (4.3)

0.002

0.706

P28.9

Respiratory condition of newborn, unspecified

3 (0.2)

139 (0.1)

142 (0.1)

0.001

0.45

P29.9

Cardiovascular disorder originating in perinatal period, unspecified

0 (0.0)

22 (0.0)

22 (< 0.1)

0.000

1

P36

Bacterial sepsis of newborn

9 (0.6)

386 (0.3)

395 (0.3)

0.003

0.045*

P90

Convulsions of newborn

4 (0.3)

134 (0.1)

138 (0.1)

0.002

0.106

P92.5

Neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast

27 (1.7)

941 (0.7)

968 (0.7)

0.010

< 0.001**

P92.8

Other feeding problems of newborn

22 (1.4)

2255 (1.6)

2277 (1.6)

−0.002

0.605

P92.9

Feeding problems, unspecified

25 (1.6)

898 (0.6)

923 (0.6)

0.010

< 0.001**

P94.1

Congenital hypertonia

0 (0.0)

18 (0.0)

18 (0.1)

0.000

1

P96.1

Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction

27 (1.7)

630 (0.4)

657 (0.5)

0.013

< 0.001**

P96.8

Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period

6 (0.4)

176 (0.1)

182 (0.1)

0.003

0.013*

Q05.9

Spina bifida, unspecified

0 (0.0)

8 (0.0)

8 (< 0.1)

0.000

1

Q24.9

Congenital malformations of heart, unspecified; includes anomaly or disease

1 (0.1)

41 (0.0)

42 (< 0.1)

0.001

0.955

Q35.9

Cleft palate, unspecified

1 (0.1)

57 (0.0)

58 (< 0.1)

0.001

1

Q36

Cleft lip without cleft palate

1 (0.1)

36 (0.0)

37 (< 0.1)

0.001

0.884

Q37

Cleft lip with cleft palate

1 (0.1)

74 (0.1)

75 (0.1)

0.000

1

Q89.7

Multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified

2 (0.1)

10 (0.0)

12 (< 0.1)

0.001

< 0.001**

Q89.9

Congenital malformation, unspecified

0 (0.0)

7 (0.0)

7 (< 0.1)

0.000

1

R25.1

Tremor, unspecified

1 (0.1)

34 (0.0)

35 (< 0.1)

0.001

0.852

R62.8

Other lack of expected normal physiological development; includes: failure to gain weight, failure to thrive, infantilism NOS, lack of growth & physical retardation

0 (0.0)

29 (0.0)

29 (< 0.1)

0.000

1

R68.1

Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy; includes: excessive crying of infant & irritable infant

0 (0.0)

109 (0.1)

109 (0.1)

−0.001

0.521

  1. The following ICD-10 Codes were identified but there were no diagnoses among the study population: G47.0 Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep [insomnias], J30.0 Vasomotor rhinitis, K59.1 Functional Diarrhoea, P04.4 Newborn affected by maternal use of other drugs of addiction, P05.1 Small for gestational age (<10th percentile), R06.7 Sneezing, R78.0 Excess alcohol blood level, R95 Sudden infant death syndrome, Z37.1 Stillbirth
  2. aincludes: fetal growth restriction NOS, Intrauterine fetal growth restriction, light for dates, light for gestational age (usually referred to weight below but length above 10th percentile), small and light for dates, small for dates, small for gestational (usually referred to weight and length below 10th percentile)
  3. *Difference between alcohol exposed and non-alcohol exposed p < 0.05
  4. **Difference between alcohol exposed and non-alcohol exposed p < 0.001