Risky Pregnancy Follow-up

The presence of risk factors for maternal and infant health during pregnancy is called risky pregnancy. In risky pregnancies, pregnancy follow-up is very important in the process until the delivery is carried out in a healthy way.

What is a Risky Pregnancy?

Risky pregnancies, known as perinatology in the medical literature, are the presence of risk factors for maternal and infant health during pregnancy. In risky pregnancies, there are problems that may prevent the healthy completion of the pregnancy process. Therefore, a special risk pregnancy follow-up is required in order to achieve live birth. Factors that are effective in naming the pregnancy as risky;

Bleeding in the mother

Recurrent miscarriages in previous pregnancies,

Diseases that existed before pregnancy or that emerged during pregnancy,

The mother-to-be is 35 years or older,

Appears to be an overweight mother-to-be.

With risky pregnancy follow-up, the health of the mother and baby is protected throughout the pregnancy process, and it is ensured that the birth process is reached.

What Are Risky Pregnancy Symptoms?

Risky pregnancy can be based on many different reasons. In general, the factors that cause risky pregnancy are collected in four main groups;

Risky Pregnancy Symptoms in the Mother

Being under the age of 18 or over the age of 35,

Being overweight or very thin,

Previous gynecological surgeries,

Having chronic diseases such as diabetes, thyroid, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases in the mother,

History of previous ectopic pregnancy.

Risks Detected in Previous Pregnancies

A history of miscarriages and recurrent miscarriages experienced by the expectant mother in her past pregnancies,

History of pregnancy poisoning,

premature baby birth,

big baby birth,

The expectant mother who has experienced excessive bleeding in previous births,

Uterine rupture experienced in previous pregnancies.

Risk Symptoms in Current Pregnancy

Vaginal bleeding in the expectant mother,

risk of premature birth,

multiple pregnancies,

Cervical insufficiency detected in the mother,

Detection of uterine fibroids,

Developmental problems in the baby,

Too little or too much amniotic fluid

Congenital anomaly risk has been detected,

Illness of the baby in the womb,

Disturbances in the baby's posture.

Risks During Birth

Early separation of the placenta, also known as the baby's partner, from the baby,

Attachment of the placenta to the uterine wall

It appears as excessive bleeding in the mother during childbirth.

How to Follow a Risky Pregnancy?

The diagnosis of risky pregnancy during pregnancy causes the pregnancy follow-up process to be specially planned. Routine controls in risky pregnancy follow-up are performed more frequently than in a normal pregnancy. In some cases, in order to protect the health of the mother and baby, the expectant mother may be hospitalized and followed up.

In expectant mothers with immune system diseases, the pregnancy follow-up process is started before conception. Expectant mothers with auto-immune diseases should consult a specialist obstetrician when they plan to have a child. Pregnancy process, in the presence of such risky diseases, must be planned together with the specialist physician and the controls should be continued without interruption.

In risky pregnancy follow-up, the main tests and examinations applied to keep the health of the mother and baby under control;

Screening tests and diagnostic tests,

Imaging with ultrasound,

Fetal treatment and surgical applications in the womb,

Its risk emerges as birth practices suitable for pregnancies.