Who is High-Risk?
- Women with health concerns such as high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease or cancer
- Women who are expecting multiple births, twins, triplets or more
- Women with prior problem pregnancies
- Women whose fetus has been diagnosed with a problem or is at risk for one (such as spina bifida)
- Couples planning a pregnancy who are concerned about risk factors, including family histories of medical or genetic problems, a woman’s pre-existing medical condition or age requiring specialty care
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