Tuesday, 29 August 2017

High risk pregnancy signs and symptoms

High risk pregnancy:
High risk pregnancy is defined as one which is complicated by factor or factors that adversely affect the pregnancy outcome -maternal or perinatal or both.

Signs of high risk pregnancy.
1.Swelling of the feet.
2.Blurring of vision.
3.Per-vaginal discharge.
4.Per-vaginal bleeding.
5.Convulsion.

Criteria of high risk pregnancy:
1.During pregnancy.

  • Elderly primi(>30years of age)
  • Short stature primi(<140cm)
  • Threatened abortion & antepartum haemorrhage.
  • Malpresentation.
  • Pre-eclampsia & Eclampsia.
  • Anaemia.
  • Elderly grand multiparas.
  • Twins & polyhydramnios.
  • Manual removal of placenta.
  • Prolong labour.
  • History of previous caesarean section & instumental delivery.
  • Pregnancy associated with mdical disease.

    2.During labour.
  • Pre mature rupture of membranes.
  • Prolong labour.
  • Head,feet and cord prolapse.
  • Post -partum haemorrhage.
  • Puerperal haemorrhage.

    Select cases for hospital  delivery.
    High risk cases: The cases are assessed at the initial antenatal examination, preferably in the 1st trimester of pretnancy.
    Family history:
  • Socio-economic condiction:Poor socio-economic status has a high incidence of anaemia,IUG& preterm labour.
  • Family history of a diabetes mellitus,hypertension,multiple pregnancy, congenital anomalis.                                       Obstetric history:
  • Two or more previous spontaneous abortion.
  • Previous still birth, neonata,death death or birth of babies with congenital anomaly.
  • Previous preterm or small for date or big baby.
  • Grand multiparity.
  • Previous caesarean section or hysterectomy.
  • Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia.
  • Third stage abnormalitis.

    History of medical disease:
  • Pulmonary disease.
  • Viral hepatitis.
  • Cardiac disease.
  • Renal disease.
  • Throid disease.
  • Epilepsy.

    Post surgical history:
  • Myomectomy.
  • Repair of vesico-vaginal history.
  • Repair of complete perineal tear.
  • Repair of stress incontinence.

    General examination:
  • Hight:<150cm.
  • Weight:Overweight or underweight both are risk factor.
  • High blood pressure.
  • Anaemia.
  • Cardiac or pulmonary disease.

    Pre abdominal examination :
  • Genital prolapse.
  • Dialatation of the cervix.
  • Assiociated tuomer.

    Follow up:
    1.Pre-eclampsia.
    2.Anaemia.
    3.High-fever.
    4.Pyelonepritis.
    5.Haemorrhage.
    6.DM.
    7.Lage uterus.
    8.Lac of uterine growth.
    9.Post maturity.
    10.Twin pregnancy.

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