title: Management of high-risk pregnancy.
abstract: Today, 88% of pregnancies has a physiological course during which just basic care, while in 12% of cases there is a high-risk pregnancy that requires additional assistance and specific. The approach that should be used is that of supervision in all pregnant women considering their potential to have a normal pregnancy until there is no clear evidence to the contrary. Pregnancy is considered at risk if there are medical conditions that may affect maternal or fetal health or life of the mother, fetus or both. Among the risk factors for pregnancy there is first the woman's age, in fact the increase in high-risk pregnancies in the last 20 years is attributable to the increase in the average age of women who face pregnancy. In addition, the diet is very important during pregnancy and diabetes or autoimmune diseases often lead to the failure of a pregnancy. Risk factors for pregnancy, also, are the complications that occur during its course as hypertension during pregnancy, and infectious diseases. Fears and anxieties typical of a high-risk pregnancy prevent the couple to live happily in the months of gestation. Effective communication, control and early detection are important tools that doctors must be able to ensure that women in order to plan the best treatment strategies and to minimize the risks of maternal and / or fetal.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Obstetric and Gynecologic Pathology Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital Catania, Italy - luanac482@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coco
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Giannone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zarbo
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors