Certain risk factors can potentially jeopardize the life and health of the mother and/or infant during pregnancy. A woman with one or more of these risk factors is said to have a high-risk pregnancy, and the more factors that are present, the higher the risk. A woman with none of these risk factors is said to have a low-risk pregnancy. Indicate if each factor makes a pregnancy high-risk or low-risk.
Pregnancy Characteristics
High-Risk Pregnancy
Low-Risk Pregnancy
Mother is 33 years old The mother’s pre-pregnancy BMI was 20 The mother started the pregnancy underweight and has gained 15 lbs during the pregnancy The mother has limited access to food at times The mother’s only prior pregnancy was 8 years ago The mother’s pre-pregnancy BMI was 24 The pregnant mother smokes occasionally
