Health- High-Risk Pregnancy: How to Ensure a Safe and Healthy Journey – #INA

Every pregnancy is risky, but in high risk pregnancy, the risk remains for the baby growing in the womb and the pregnant woman. Women with high risk pregnancy need extra care during and after pregnancy. According . research, women who get pregnant after the age of 35 years are at greater risk than other women. This includes pregnancy-related health problems such as gestational diabetes, miscarriage in the early months of pregnancy, etc. On the other hand, getting pregnant at a young age i.e. below 17 years can lead . many risks, such as being anemic, premature birth, not getting proper prenatal care, sexually transmitted diseases and risk of infection.

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There can be many reasons for high risk pregnancy, such as al.y having a serious health problem, poor lifestyle and being .o young or old. Let us know in detail about the causes of high risk pregnancy –

There are many symp.ms of high-risk pregnancy. If a pregnant woman experiences these symp.ms, she should immediately consult a doc.r –

• Prolonged abdominal pain
• Chest pain
• Dizziness or fainting
• Excessive fatigue
• Reduction or s.ppage of fetal activity in the womb
• Fever above 100.4°F
• Anxiety
• Nausea or vomiting more severe than morning sickness
• Severe headache and increasing pain
• Swelling, redness and pain on the face and body parts
• Difficulty breathing
• Vaginal bleeding and discharge, etc.

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When symp.ms of high risk pregnancy are seen in a woman, then without delay one should start working on its treatment, which is as follows –

• Keep meeting your doc.r regularly and keep getting checkups done.
• Keep taking whatever medicine the doc.r gives regularly.
• It is important . get ultrasound done from time . time on the advice of the doc.r and keep noting the activity of the fetus.
• Keep checking the blood pressure at home every day and note it down.
• Eat nutritious food on the advice of the doc.r and consume less salt in case of high BP.
• In case of a condition like pre-eclampsia, the doc.r may ask you . take maximum rest.

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To ensure that no woman has . face a high risk pregnancy during pregnancy, keep the following things in mind –

• Keep away from alcohol and smoking.
• Before getting pregnant, tell your doc.r about your health problems and if anyone in the family has had any serious illness, then tell them about that .o.
• Maintain a balanced weight.
• If you are taking any medicine, then tell the doc.r about this .o. According . your health, the doc.r will tell you whether . continue taking this medicine or s.p it.
• Always decide . get pregnant between 18 and 34 years.

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Any pregnancy is risky, but high risk pregnancy occurs in some women. Especially in women under 17 years of age or women over 35 years of age. Apart from this, women suffering from any medical problem can also have a high risk pregnancy. Therefore, . avoid high risk pregnancy, one should constantly stay in .uch with the doc.r. Healthy lifestyle and weight should be maintained. Any medicine should be taken only on the instructions of the doc.r. Also, in case of any problem, one should contact the doc.r immediately.