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Closer monitoring for pregnancies that need it, at Mamta Women's & Multispeciality Hospital on Aai Mata Road, Parvat Patiya.
Being told your pregnancy is high risk is frightening, and the phrase is often left unexplained. It does not mean something will go wrong. It means your pregnancy needs watching more closely than most, and there is usually a specific reason that can be named.
High risk means the chance of a complication is higher than average, because of a condition you already have, something about this pregnancy, or something that happened in a previous one.
The care itself is not dramatically different. It is the same antenatal care done more often, with extra tests, and with a clear plan for what to do if a particular thing happens.
Most high risk pregnancies end with a healthy mother and a healthy baby. Naming the risk early is what makes that more likely, which is why the label is useful rather than alarming.
Diabetes, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, heart disease, anaemia, epilepsy, or a clotting disorder.
Pregnancy-related high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, a low-lying placenta, twins, or a baby measuring smaller than expected.
A previous cesarean, premature birth, stillbirth, recurrent miscarriage, or high blood pressure in an earlier pregnancy.
A first pregnancy after 35, a pregnancy under 18, or a short gap since the last delivery.
Any one of these is reason enough to book. You do not need all of them.
The specific reason is written down and explained: what it is, what it could lead to, and what would be watched for. A risk without a name cannot be managed.
Visits more often than the standard schedule, with the tests that matter for your particular situation, at the intervals that make sense for it.
Growth scans to track the baby, and electronic fetal monitoring where the baby's heart rate pattern needs watching over a period rather than at one moment.
Blood pressure or blood sugar controlled alongside the pregnancy, with medicines reviewed for pregnancy safety rather than continued by default.
Where and when delivery is expected, what would bring it forward, and what you should do at home if a particular warning sign appears. You leave with that written down.
You will be seen by one of the hospital's gynecologists. A female doctor is available if you ask for one when you book.
See doctor profilesCall, WhatsApp or send the appointment form. Say what the problem is and whether you would prefer a female doctor.
We confirm a time and tell you what to bring, and whether a scan can be done in the same visit.
After the consultation you leave with a written plan, a follow-up date, and a number to call if something changes.
No. It means the chance of a complication is higher than average, so the pregnancy is watched more closely. Most high risk pregnancies end with a healthy mother and baby. Ask your doctor to name the specific reason for the label, because a general worry is much harder to manage than a named one.
More often than the standard schedule, and how much more depends on the reason. It can be every two weeks from early on, or weekly in the last months, or more frequently for a period if something specific is being tracked.
Newborn intensive care capability at this hospital has not been confirmed for publication, so we will not claim it here. Please ask directly when you book, and if intensive newborn care is likely to be needed, ask where the hospital would refer to. That is the right question to have answered before delivery, not during it.
Bleeding, leaking fluid, regular pains before 37 weeks, no baby movements for several hours, a severe headache with blurred vision, or sudden swelling of the face and hands. Call first if you can, on the hospital number, and come in.
This page is general information about a treatment, written for patients. It is not a diagnosis and it is not advice for your own situation. Whether any of this applies to you can only be decided after an examination and, where needed, tests. Please do not start, stop or change any treatment on the basis of this page. If your situation is urgent, call the hospital or go to your nearest emergency department. Content on this page is pending review by the hospital's medical team.
Book an appointment, or call if you would rather talk it through first. For anything urgent, call.