| High-risk pregnancy | |
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| Ultrasound during pregnancy | |
| Specialty | Obstetrics, midwifery |
| Risk factors | High blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, renal disease, autoimmune disease, fetal growth restriction, multiple gestations, congenital fetal abnormalities |
| Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms, imaging, screening |
A high-risk pregnancy is a pregnancy 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.[1] These conditions can be classified into three main categories: health problems in the mother that occur before she becomes pregnant, health problems in the mother that occur during pregnancy, and certain health conditions with the fetus.[2]
In 2012, the CDC estimated that there are approximately 65,000 pregnancies deemed "high-risk" in the United States each year.[3]
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- ^ "High-Risk Pregnancy: Overview". www.nichd.nih.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Holness N (June 2018). "High-Risk Pregnancy". The Nursing Clinics of North America. 53 (2): 241–251. doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2018.01.010. PMID 29779516. S2CID 29159713.
