High Risk Pregnancy Conditions & Complications

• Pregnancy Complications

  Pregnancy Complications from A to Z completely explained

A high risk __pregnancy is a __pregnancy with medical, surgical or other issues that could put the fetus, the pregnancy and/or the mother at risk. It includes:

1. A woman who is more likely than usual to become sick or die
2. A fetus or baby that is more likely than usual to become sick or die 
3. Medical, surgical, or other complications during pregnancy, before or after delivery which have a higher risk to occur than usual.

Many women with high-risk pregnancies can continue and see their regular Ob-Gyns, others may need to get care from a special team of doctors such as Maternal-Fetal Medicine ObGyns (high risk obstetricians) to ensure that their pregnancies are healthy and that they have a healthy pregnancy outcome.

Top high risk pregnancy Complications

1. Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss
2. High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
3. Gestational Diabetes
4. Preeclampsia
5. Premature/Preterm Labor
6. Hyperemesis Gravidarum/Severe Nausea and Vomiting
7. Anemia
8. Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
9. Birth Defects
10. Multiples (eg. twins)

High Risk Pregnancy Complications A-Z

Pregnancy Complications A-Z

A

• Abdominal cerclage
• Abdominal pregnancy
• Abnormal Labor
• Abruptio placentae
• Acute abdomen in pregnancy
• Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP)
• Advanced Maternal Age and Pregnancy
• Alcohol abuse (Fetal alcohol syndrome)
• Allergies
• Amniocentesis
• Amniotic band syndrome
• Amniotic fluid
• Amniotic fluid embolism
• Anemia
• Aneurysm (brain or cerebral)
• Aneurysm (aorta)
• Antibodies
• Antidepressants
• Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
• Arrhythmias
• Asthma
• Autoimmune diseases

B

• Bacterial Vaginosis
• Bad Breath
• Bed Rest
• Bicornuate Uterus
• Birth Defects
• Bladder infection (cystitis)
• Bleeding during pregnancy
• Bleeding early pregnancy
• Bleeding disorders
• Blighted Ovum
• Brachial Plexus Injury - Erb's Palsy
• Braxton-Hicks vs. Preterm Contractions
• Breast cancer
• Breast Lump
• Breech presentation
• Brow presentation
• Brucellosis

C

• Cancer in Pregnancy
• Cardiac Arrhythmia (fetus)
• Cardiac Diseases (fetus)
• Cardiac Diseases (mother)
• Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
• Celiac Disease
• Cerebral Palsy (CP)
• Cervical Insufficiency
• Cervical Cerclage
• Cervical Cancer
• Cesarean delivery (C section)
• Cesarean hysterectomy
• Chicken Pox
• Chlamydia
• Cholelithiasis (gallstones) in pregnancy
• Cholecystitis in pregnancy
• Cholestasis of pregnancy 
• Chorioamnionitis
• Clotting disorders in pregnancy
• Cold and flu symptoms
• Cold sores and pregnancy
• Collagen vascular diseases
• Colon cancer
• Congenital disorders of the fetus
• Congenital heart disease
• Conjoined twins
• Crohn's disease
• Cystic fibrosis
• CVS Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Cystitis (bladder infection)
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection

D

• Dental work and pregnancy
• Depression
• Diabetes mellitus (Gestational diabetes)
• Diabetes (Prepregnancy Type 1 and 2)
• Diabetes insipidus (Gestational diabetes insipidus)
• Diarrhea and pregnancy
• Didelphic/Didelphys uterus
• Domestic/Partner violence tool
• Drug abuse and pregnancy
• Dysmenorrhea
• Diabetes, Gestational

E

• Eating Disorder
• Eclampsia
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• En caul delivery
• Endocrine body changes in pregnancy
• Endometriosis
• Endometrial cancer
• Epilepsy/Seizures
• Episiotomy
• Epstein-Barr Virus

F

• Factor V Leiden
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) & Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
• Fetal anomalies
• Fetal growth
• Fetal growth issues - IUGR
• Fifth disease - Parvovirus B19
• Fetal hydrops
• Fetal health testing and monitoring
• Forceps Delivery
• Flu

G

• Gallbladder problems during pregnancy
• Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) during pregnancy
• Gastric Bypass Surgery
• Gastrointestinal issues
• Gay & Lesbian Pregnancy
• Genital Herpes
• Gestational Diabetes
• Gonorrhea
• Genital Warts - HPV
• Gestational diabetes
• Gestational hypertension
• GBS Group B Strep Infection

H

• Hair Loss
• Heart Disease
• Headache in pregnancy
• HELLP Syndrome
• Hemorrhage (postpartum)
• Hemorrhage (early pregnancy)
• Hemorrhage (vaginal)
• Hematologic (blood) diseases
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis D
• Hepatitis E
• Heterotopic pregnancy
• High altitude and pregnancy
• HIV/AIDS during pregnancy
• H1N1 Swine Flu
• Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
• Hydronephrosis (fetus)
• Hydrops (immune and nonimmune)
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum (morning sickness)
• Hypertension in pregnancy
• Hypothyroidism - Low Thyroid

Pregnancy Complications I-z

 IJKL

• Incompetent Cervix (Cervix Insufficiency)
• Infections in Pregnancy
• Influenza (The H1N1 flu)
• Intrahepatic cholestasis
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
• Kidney (renal) diseases
• Labor & Delivery Issues
• Labor Induction
• Laboratory values in pregnancy
• Listeria
• Liver Diseases
• Low birth weight
• Lung Diseases
• Lupus
• Lyme Disease

M

• Macrosomia
• Malpresentation and malposition of the fetus
• Marfan syndrome and pregnancy
• Mastitis
• Maternal age (advanced)
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Maternal weight and pregnancy
• Measles
• Meconium
• Menstrual Cycle Abnormalities
• Menopause
  
• Mirror syndrome (Ballantyne's syndrome)
• Miscarriage
• Missed abortion
• Molar Pregnancy
• Monochorionic twins
• Monoamniotic twins
• Most common pregnancy complications
• Mullerian abnormalities of the uterus
• Multiple sclerosis
• Mumps
• Myasthenia gravis

N

• Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy
• Neurologic diseases

O

• Obesity
• Obesity and Pregnancy Guidelines
• Occiput posterior
• Oligohydramnios: Low Amniotic Fluid Levels
• Operative Procedures in labor & delivery
• Ovarian cancer

P

• Parvovirus
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Placenta Creta: Accreta, Increta, Percreta
• Placenta Previa
• Placental Abruption (Abruptio Placentae)
• Plastic Surgery During Pregnancy
• Pneumonia
• Polyhydramnios: High Amniotic Fluid Levels
• Postpartum Depression
• Postpartum Hemorrhage
• Postpartum Endometritis
• Postdate Pregnancy
  
• Preeclampsia
• Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH)
• Pregnancy Testing
• Premature Birth
• Premature birth and abortion
• Preterm Labor
• Progesterone and prematurity prevention
• PROM - Premature Rupture of Membranes
• Psychiatric Issues
• Pyelonephritis and pregnancy

R

• Recurrent pregnancy loss
• Restless leg syndrome (RLS)
• Restless genital syndrome (RGS)
• RH Rhesus Factor
• Ringworm during pregnancy
• Rubella

S

• Safety in pregnancy (activities, beauty products, medications, etc)
• Salmonella
• Septate uterus
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
• SGA - Small for Gestational Age
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Sickle cell disease
• Single umbilical artery (SUA)
• Skin Changes & Conditions During Pregnancy
• Smoking During Pregnancy
• STD'S & STI'S During Pregnancy
• Stillbirth
• Subchorionic Hematoma
• Surgery During Pregnancy
• Systemic lupus erythematodes
• Syphilis

T

• Teratogen exposure
• The Blues (postpartum) 
• Threatened abortion
• Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count)
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Thrombophilias in pregnancy
• Thyroid Disease
• Tipped Uterus
• Toxoplasmosis
• Trichomonas
• Twins
• Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)

U

• Ulcerative colitis
• Ultrasound
• Umbilical Cord Issues
• Umbilical Cord Prolapse
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
• Uterus Anomalies
• Uterus didelphys/didelphic
• Uterine Atony

V

• Vacuum Delivery
• Vaccinations
• Vanishing Twin Syndrome
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
• Venous Thromboembolism
• von Willebrand disease

WXYZ

• Weight Loss Surgery
• Wilson disease
• X-rays and Pregnancy
• Yeast Infection