I am over 38 years old and I am pregnant. What are the risks to my pregnancy?
Pregnancy beyond 38 years old is considered a risk pregnancy. The main risks are -for the mother:-hypertension-gestational diabetes-thrombo-embolic accidents-the use of cesarean, especially among primiparas-mortality, 4 times higher at 40 than at 30 years old-for the fetus:-chromosomal abnormalities, including trisomy 21-malformations-mortality. We can distinguish,in the first quarter: spontaneous miscarriage,in the 2nd and 3rd quarters: fetal deaths in utero during childbirth: perinatal mortalityTherefore, any late pregnancy requires a targeted surveillance, both by the attending physician and the specialist member of the center where the delivery will be carried out