Public Health Department
Date : 2017-02-06 Source : New Taipei City Government
III.Awareness for high-risk pregnancyWhat is high-risk pregnancy?
A pregnancy is defined as high-risk pregnancy when specific congenital factors of the mother or fetus exist that could lead to the death or deformity of the fetus/newborn. In addition, high risk pregnancy poses significant danger to the mother as well. Pregnant women are advised to have their routine prenatal checkups to understand various changes that take place during the gestation period to confirm the nature of the pregnancy.