Reclassification of High-Risk Pregnancy for Maternal-Fetal Healthcare Providers
10.21896/jksmch.2020.24.2.65
- Author:
Jong Yun HWANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
- Publication Type:Review Article
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2020;24(2):65-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
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Abstract:
High-risk pregnancy is the probability of adverse pregnancy out come is increased over the generalpregnant population. Some high-risk pregnancy is the result of a medical condition present beforepregnancy. In other cases, a medical condition that develops during pregnancy causes a pregnancy tobecome high risk. The reason why high-risk pregnancy is importa nt is detecting the risk factors forhigh risk pregnancy early and preventing the complicated pregnancy. Korean society of Obstetrics andGynecology (KSOG) announced the classification of high-risk pre gnancy including 95 risk factors:obstetrics risk factors, medical risk factors, physical risk factors and risk factors of current pregnancy.However, this announcement of high-risk pregnancy by KSOG was limited for maternal-fetal healthcareproviders to apply their working and making policy. First this didn't include the conception of thecomplicated pregnancy and high-risk delivery. Second this did not separate the risk factors depend onbefore and during pregnancy. This review briefly evaluates the classification of high-risk pregnancy byKSOG and suggest the new classification including the complicated pregnancy and high-risk delivery formaternal-fetal healthcare providers.
