High-risk pregnancies are increasing, and CMOs need to put resources in place to address them.
Hospitals in Florida are forecasting a 14.5% increase in high-risk pregnancies over the next decade, and the trend is expected to be nationwide. According to Cleveland Clinic, the causes of high-risk pregnancies include pre-existing conditions in women such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity, as well as pregnancy-related health conditions such as gestational diabetes, low birth weight, and preeclampsia.
There is no doubt that high-risk pregnancies are increasing, according to Mert Bahtiyar, MD, director of the Fetal Care Center at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. On the maternal side, there are patients with increased high-risk factors such as high body mass index, chronic hypertension, previous surgeries, and malignancies. From the babies' perspective, there are more high-risk factors, including genetic and structural abnormalities.
View the HL Shorts video below to see what kind of services Yale New Haven Children's Hospital is providing to address high-risk pregnancies. Click here to read the accompanying HealthLeaders story.
Christopher Cheney is the CMO editor at HealthLeaders.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Hospitals in Florida are forecasting a 14.5% increase in high-risk pregnancies over the next decade, and the trend is expected to be nationwide.
Causes of high-risk pregnancies include pre-existing conditions in women, pregnancy-related health conditions, and genetic and structural abnormalities in fetuses.