User:Mr. Ibrahem/Complications of pregnancy

Complications of pregnancy are health problems during pregnancy, including those during childbirth and the postpartum period. They include both newly developed and preexisting problems. Those that occur during childbirth are termed labor and delivery complications, while those after childbirth are termed postpartum disorders. While many symptoms of pregnancy, represent expected changes, others require further investigation.

Common types include high blood pressure of pregnancy, including preeclampsia; gestational diabetes; preterm labor, postpartum depression; miscarriage; stillbirth; infections, including during preganc and after delivery; iron-deficiency anemia; and hyperemesis gravidarum. Other complications may include blood clots, ectopic pregnancy, placental abruption, and cholestasis of pregnancy. Common preexisting problems include epilepsy, asthma, migraines, and thyroid disease. Prenatal tests may be done to prevent or detection certain problems.

Complications of pregnancy, specifically severe maternal morbidity as of 2011, occur in about 1.6% in the United States, and 1.5% in Canada of pregnancies. In 2020 complications resulted in 287,000 maternal deaths globally, with about 95% occurring in the developing world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly all women have some problems after childbirth, such as low back pain, breast problems, hemorrhoids, nausea, and tiredness. While health problems after six months are reported by about a third.