All over the world, 10% of pregnant women could have a high risk pregnancy. This clinical diagnosis occurs due to some medical, social or gynecological circumstances, that put at risk the mother and baby health during pregnancy or delivery. For this reason, doctor Evelyn Campos, gynecologist at Clinica Ricardo Palma, indicates the factors that cause it:

• Social background: Women under 15 years old and older than 40 years old, extremely thin or with overweight that do not have a regular control with their doctor during pregnancy. Mother with alcohol, tobacco or drugs addiction
• Unfavorable previous obstetric history: Women that had more than two consecutive abortions, delayed intrauterine growth, premature delivery and malformations or fetus congenital anomalies
• Medical background: chronic conditions such as hypertension, heart problems, diabetes, hypothyroidism. Obesity, clotting alterations, renal condition, cancer, etc. Also, pathologies related to the current pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, multiple pregnancies, gestational diabetes, placenta praevia, etc

Dr. Campos recommends future mothers to have very detailed and comprehensive prenatal tests, and read about the preventive methods. If the doctor diagnoses a high risk pregnancy, have frequent, rigorous controls, with the purpose of reducing the potential complication that can cause it

Dr. Evelyn Campos
Gynecologist at Clínica Ricardo Palma