Women Risk Factors: Pregnancy After 30s

These days, many women wait until they cross 30 to get pregnant, and this is not totally cool. The sad part is it is happening even in India. We are trying to follow many things from western culture, but this is not a good one. Of course, it totally depends on individual choice, but it can cost you more than you imagine. Getting pregnant after the age of 30 makes some serious complications including premature birth, Preeclampsia, birth defects, miscarriage, and multiples kids.


If you are older than 30 or 35, it is necessary for you to have prenatal screening tests to see if your baby is at risk for certain birth defects. Women older than 30, may have trouble getting pregnant and give birth to a healthy child. If this is happening to you, then consult with the best gynecology doctor. The following things may help you to get a clear idea about late pregnancy and its consequences.

Getting pregnant after 30 may be at increased risk for things such as including miscarriage, high blood pressure, difficulty during labor, birth-defects, and twins or multiple babies. Few studies show that if an older woman gets pregnant, she might have to face a higher risk during the labor compare to a younger woman. It is more likely when women give birth in a healthcare facility by getting prenatal care is ready to face the high risks for her babies and herself. 

As you get older and try to get pregnant, you will definitely face certain health conditions that can bring more complications before and during pregnancy. That is including:

High blood pressure 

High blood pressure is otherwise known as hypertension, and it happens when a powerful force of the blood is too high, and against the walls of your blood vessels.

Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes is one of the kinds of diabetes which some women get only during their pregnancy time.

Pre-existing diabetes

Pre-existing diabetes means that you have too much blood sugar or glucose in your blood. Too much glucose and blood sugar can really damage organs in your body, including kidneys, eyes, vessels, and nerves. Pre-existing diabetes is like you have diabetes before you get pregnant.

Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is the condition that occurs after the 5th month of pregnancy or right after pregnancy. When a pregnant woman gets preeclampsia, then she may have high blood pressure. At the same time, some of her organs, including kidneys and liver, may not be working properly. If you are above 40, then you get high changes for preeclampsia than for younger women.

Trouble getting pregnant 

When you get old, you need to face certain difficulties during or before pregnancy, and it is otherwise known as fertility problems. Each woman in this world is born with a set of a number of eggs, and when you ovulate, you realize an egg each time, and it continues about 14 days before you get your period. So as you get older, your egg amount gets decreased slowly, and the leftover eggs also cannot be easily fertilized by a man’s sperm. And it makes it difficult for you to get pregnant. If you’re older than 30 and trying for 5 to 6 months to get pregnant, you have to mention this to your fertility doctor. He will recommend the perfect fertility treatments that can help you get pregnant.

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