Are you planning a pregnancy ? It is important to find out if you have a risk factor. Some women have a greater chance of high risk pregnancy because of certain risk factors. These include genetic background, medical condition and lifestyle.
Pregnancy risk factors include the following :
- Being younger than 18 or older than 35 years
- Being underweight or underweight
- Having anemia
- Not eating healthy
- Having giving birth more than 4 times
- Having a previous preterm birth
- Having a previous pregnancy loss
- Having giving birth to a very large or small baby
- Having a family history of genetic disease or previous baby with genetic defects
- Substance abuse such ( cigarette, alcohol, drugs)
- Having a medical condition such as diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease
- Having a low socioeconomic status
Other factors that can also pose a risk to the developing baby include the following :
- High temperatures
- Radiation exposures
- High altitudes
Content Sources
Pregnancy risk factors. Stanford Children’s Hospital. https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=risk-factors-90-P02494. Accessed December 13th, 2018
Health Risks Associated with Pregnancy. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/risk-factors. Accessed December 13th, 2018
Managing a High-Risk Pregnancy. WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/baby/managing-a-high-risk-pregnancy#1. Accessed December 13th, 2018