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HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY

If pregnancy is high-risk, it means a woman needs extra care to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Having a high-risk pregnancy means that a woman faces health problems during birth or after delivery. These problems could be minor, but in some cases, a high-risk condition can be life-threatening for a woman or her baby. That’s why in a high-risk pregnancy requires extra monitoring and care by the gynecologist.
To prevent high risk a woman should provide all information about her pregnancy to the maternity doctor to reduce the risk and manage problems. It doesn’t mean that with the high-risk pregnancy a woman can’t deliver a healthy baby but needs extra care and regular observation to solve the issues and prevent complications.
Some health conditions may also increase the high-risk pregnancy. If a woman has a chronic condition, she has to visit a maternity doctor in Jaipur before trying to get pregnant, so she can be as healthy as possible before conceiving.

Maternal physical and social characteristics that can contribute to a high-risk pregnancy include:
Age younger than 15 years and older than 35 years, pre-pregnancy weight under 100 lbs (45 kg) or obesity, height under 5 ft, incompetent cervix, uterine malformations, small pelvis, being a smoker, using drugs, having no access to early prenatal care, using alcohol etc.

88% pregnant women has a physiological course, during which just basic care, while in 12% of case there is high risk pregnancy that requires additional assistance and specific course.

During pregnancy if there are potential complications that effect health or life of mother and fetus or both then pregnancy is considered as high risk.

HIGH RISK IN PREGNANCY CAUSE:

  • Overweight & Obesity: Overweight increases the risk of neural tube defects, high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, stillbirth, and cesarean delivery. It is observed that due to obesity risk of infant’s heart problem increased by 15%.
  • Multiple Birth: Complications increases if a woman carrying twins or higher order multiples. Premature Delivery, Premature Labor are common complications due to multiple births.
  • Maternal age: If the women age is more than 35 or less than 17 years it increases the risk in pregnancy. It increases the risk of gestational high blood pressure.
  • Health Conditions: Existing health conditions like High blood pressure, Diabetes, HIV eg. increase the risk of pregnancy.
  • Others: Veginal bleeding, severe headache, cramping in the lower abdomen, decreased fetal activity are other cause of high-risk pregnancy.

What are the factors associated with High Risk Pregnancy ? 

There are so many factors that are associated with high risk of pregnancy such as:

  • AGE- If an age of a woman is less then 17 or more then 35 then their pregnancy might be at greater risk. The risk of miscarriage and genetic defects further increases after age of 40.
  • HEALTH CONDITIONS- If a pregnant lady suffering from:
    • High Blood Pressure
    • Lung, Kidney or Heart problems
    • Diabetes
    • Autoimmune disease
    • Sexually transmitted diseases
    • Chronic infections such as HIV
  • OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY- Obesity increase the risk of high blood pressure, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, neural tube defects and cesarean delivery.
  • PREVIOUS HISTORY- A miscarriage history, problems with previous pregnancies or a family history of genetic disorder are also risk factor of a high-risk pregnancy.
  • LIFE STYLE FACTORS- Consumption of alcohol and smoking cigarette or taking drugs during pregnancy puts the fetus at higher risk of preterm birth, birth defects, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) etc.
  • MULTIPLE GESTATION- Pregnancy with twins, triplets or more referred as Multiple Gestation, increase the risk of infants being born prematurely.

What are the symptoms that a woman faces during high risk of pregnancy ?

  • Sudden swelling of face, hands and feet
  • Vision problem (dimness/ blur vision)
  • Vaginal bleeding
  • Stomachache
  • Cramping in belly
  • Fever
  • Severe headache
  • Less consciousness
  • Severe pelvic pain
  • Leucorrhoea

How to manage high risk pregnancy ?

  • Regular monitoring of blood sugar
  • Maintain blood sugar level
  • Eat healthy diet
  • Maintain healthy weight
  • Regular exercise
  • Reduce stress
  • Do not drink alcohol
  • Do not smoke
  • Regular health checkup and regular visit with your gynecologist