High Risk Pregnancy Management

A high risk pregnancy means the woman or her fetus has certain health problems that might lead to deterioration in the health of either or both. Such a pregnancy places additional physical & emotional stress on the woman’s body.

There are multiple obstetric and maternal conditions which would affect the pregnancy and are leading high risk factors.

Maternal high risk factors:

Maternal age < 15 / > 35 years

• 3 pregnancies
• Previous H/O uterine surgery, uterine rupture, fibroid surgery
• Diabetes
• Heart problems
• Immunological conditions like Lupus
• Pe eclampsia / pregnancy induced hypertension
• Chronic pre existing hypertension
• Recurrent pregnancy loss
• Severe anemia
• Previous cesarian section
• H/O previous stillbirths / preterm delivieries.