How Are You At Risk In Pregnancy?

Finding out that you’re pregnant can be such a blessing. However, at the same time, there are risks to your health that come with pregnancy. And, for this reason, it’s really important to make sure that you’re able to look after your body in the best possible way. To help you to enjoy a happy and healthy pregnancy, it can be a good idea to know exactly what you’re at risk of. Let’s take a look.

Haemorrhage

To start with, haemorrhaging is responsible for 12.7% of pregnancy-related deaths. Some of the main causes of this are insufficient care or a lack of coordination around the care, poor education, a lack of policies and procedures for the situation, a delay in the diagnosis, or the patients lack of knowledge of the symptoms.

Heart Conditions

Similarly, also at 12.7% is heart related conditions. Cardiovascular and coronary conditions are the main issues here, as a result of existing chronic conditions, misdiagnosis, condition assessment, communication issues, and again, the patient not knowing about symptoms.

Prevention

And, if you’re thinking about ways that you can prevent risks to your pregnancy, it’s helpful if you can make sure that you have a care plan in place that you’re happy with. Not only that, but it’s useful to educate yourself on pregnancy health so that you can help yourself.

For more information on the maternal mortality rate and factors affecting pregnancy-related deaths, take a look at the below infographic.

Infographic Design By Bradley University