, while the percentage of complications during pregnancy in general stable since 1993, the number of women with preexisting problems that can affect pregnancy, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, has increased.
The researchers suspected that the increase of these pre-existing problems due to obesity among women and the increase in the age of pregnant women. But it was not until a study by the CDC that it has been shown as certain specific complications have declined thanks to the technique, but at the same time traditional complications such as bleeding and hypertension have increased.
compared data from 2001-2005 from 1993-97 women, concluding that the risk of complications in general has remained at 28.6%, but they increased from 4.1% to 5% pre-existing problems. The high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia, diabetes and asthma has increased among these women, and although the generic cause with accuracy is unknown, according to this study have a first pregnancy in older age and obesity would be the direct cause of hypertension.
Not all news is bad, because due to the increased risk of pregnancy has increased the number of Caesarean sections and consequent decreased lacerations by episectomÃas so painful for women during childbirth and so annoying treat then.
Source: Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Tags: Pregnancy, problems of the age
