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Descriptor English: Pregnancy, High-Risk
Descriptor Spanish: Embarazo de Alto Riesgo
Descriptor embarazo de alto riesgo
Scope note: Embarazo en el que la madre y/ o el feto se encuentran en un riesgo mayor del normal en relación con la MORBILIDAD o MORTALIDAD. Entre las causas figuran una ASISTENCIA PRENATAL inadecuada, historia obstétrica previa (ABORTO ESPONTÁNEO), enfermedad maternal previa, enfermedad inducida por el embarazo (HIPERTENSIÓN GESTACIONAL) y EMBARAZO MÚLTIPLE , así como una edad materna avanzada, por encima de 35 años.
Descriptor Portuguese: Gravidez de Alto Risco
Descriptor French: Grossesse à haut risque
Entry term(s): High Risk Pregnancy
High-Risk Pregnancies
High-Risk Pregnancy
Pregnancies, High-Risk
Pregnancy, High Risk
Tree number(s): G08.686.784.769.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018566
Scope note: Pregnancy in which the mother and/or FETUS are at greater than normal risk of MORBIDITY or MORTALITY. Causes include inadequate PRENATAL CARE, previous obstetrical history (ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS), pre-existing maternal disease, pregnancy-induced disease (GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION), and MULTIPLE PREGNANCY, as well as advanced maternal age above 35.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
DE drug effects
EH ethnology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PX psychology
RE radiation effects
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Pregnancy Complications (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Entry Version: PREGN HIGH RISK
Related: Pregnancy Complications MeSH
DeCS ID: 32069
Unique ID: D018566
NLM Classification: WQ 240
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/19
Revision Date: 2018/07/01
Pregnancy, High-Risk - Preferred
Concept UI M0027830
Scope note Pregnancy in which the mother and/or FETUS are at greater than normal risk of MORBIDITY or MORTALITY. Causes include inadequate PRENATAL CARE, previous obstetrical history (ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS), pre-existing maternal disease, pregnancy-induced disease (GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION), and MULTIPLE PREGNANCY, as well as advanced maternal age above 35.
Preferred term Pregnancy, High-Risk
Entry term(s) High Risk Pregnancy
High-Risk Pregnancies
High-Risk Pregnancy
Pregnancies, High-Risk
Pregnancy, High Risk



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