HIGH RISK PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT

Gynecologist
Jul 10, 2017 · 2 min read

Pregnancy is always challenging and if it is of high risk it should be dealt with intense care. High risk pregnancies are monitored with intense care because it threatens the health of both mother and fetus. The woman with risk in pregnancy should undergo frequent checkups to analyse her condition and go with the necessary treatment. Different factors responsible for high risk pregnancies are pre-existing medical conditions, multiple births , previously abnormal pregnancies or health issues that develop during pregnancy. The usual method for analysing whether a pregnancy is at high risk is Routine screening tests such as blood test, ultra sound exams along with diagnostic exams such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling.

High risk pregnancy symptoms are not easily identified as their symptoms are similar to normal pregnancy. The common difference is that the symptoms of high risk pregnancy lasts for a long time while compared to that of normal case. The common symptoms of high risk pregnancies are

1.) Severe pain or cramping in the lower abdomen

2.) Problems in vision

3.) Foetal movement variations

4.) Persistant headaches

5.) Urinating pain

6.) Bleeding

7.) Watery vaginal discharge

8.) Frequent contractions

The lifestyles, personal habits of the parent health issues and development also are causes for high risk pregnencies. Smoking cigerettes , underweight, overweight of mother, age , shape of the uterus, poor prenatal nutrition, high BP,weakness in the cervix, anemia, epilepsy, infection, diabetis, cancer, kidney disease, liver disease heart problems etc..

The management of high risk pregnancy is by making the mother aware about her health conditions and makes her visit the best gynecologist in bangalore for closely monitoring her health conditions and progression of pregnancy. Woman with high risk pregnancies are usually advised to eat nutrional food, gain proper weight, and avoid risky substances or medications. Besides these advanced treatment methods are also used such as biophysical profile or targeted ultra sound which gives more clear condition of the fetus.

The baby is delivered depending on the health condition of the mother, mainly through c section or vaginally.

The woman under high risk pregnancies are send to a specialist other than her normal obstetrician. During that visit the best gynecologist in Bangalore can conduct the necessary tests and improve the patient’s health condition and reduce the risk in pregnancy.

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