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
read moreLast updated : Monday, December 17, 2018
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