Age is one factor which can contribute to a high risk pregnancy. Many more women over 40 are having babies, so that contributes to the increase in high risk pregnancies. But also, more and more women with life threatening conditions such as organ transplant recipients, breast cancer survivors, and even women with HIV are getting pregnant and having healthy babies. More..
Bad News, Good News On Pregnancy (CBS News)
The number of high-risk pregnancies is on the rise in the U.S. ? in some cases due to older moms, and in others, women deciding to try childbirth despite health challenges that would have made pregnancy unthinkable only a few years ago.
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