📢 Calling all expecting mothers

This is a wonderful question Julia S. The first key is for patients to appreciate that they are high risk, either because of a previous pregnancy complication or because they have an underlying medical disease or complication. Such patients should ideally see an expert obstetrician, ideally a maternal fetal medicine specialist who is an expert in high risk pregnancies before embarking on a pregnancy for a review, modification and optimisation. Secondly, pre pregnancy care is the most essential step for all high risk pregnant mothers as to optimise their health as much as possible. Thirdly, exercising, having a balanced diet and also being up to date on their vaccinations are other measures to reduce the implications of high risk pregnancies. Finally, reducing other comorbidities such as obesity, avoidance of active and passive smoking and leading a healthy lifestyle are key considerations to reduce potential risk. If one is unsure, it is best to seek an advice from an expert as to redu