HIGH RISK PREGNANCY
HIGH RISK PREGNANCY
Pregnancy (gestation) is the physiological process of a developing fetus within the maternal body. The term high risk pregnancy is used by health care providers to demarcate a pregnancy in which a mother, her foetus or both are at higher risk of developing complications during pregnancy or child birth than in a normal pregnancy. Women with high-risk pregnancies should receive care from a special team of health care providers to ensure the best possible outcomes.
What is HIGH RISK PREGNANCY
A high-risk pregnancy is one where the mother or the fetus has an increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to uncomplicated pregnancies. No concrete guidelines currently exist for distinguishing “high-risk” pregnancies from “low-risk” pregnancies, however there are certain studied conditions that have been shown to put the mother or fetus at a higher risk of poor outcomes
Risks and complications
- gestational diabetes and twins multi fetal pregnancy
- Severe anemia Hb (haemoglobin) less than 7gm/dl
- Syphilis, HIV positive
- Pregnancy induced hypertension, preeclampsia,
- Twin or multiple pregnancy
- Fever >38.5ºC/for more than 24 hours
