TENS years ago, a quarter of a century-old woman who is not married are considered as "old maid." Now married too many who do not want to have children soon after career. Even until the age of three. Whereas pregnancy over the age of 35 years of relatively risky.

Research U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2006 earlier declared an increased risk of death during childbirth, nearly three-fold in women older than 35 years. The main causes of maternal death in childbirth of them bleeding, blood embolism (blockage of fractions derived from thrombus or blood clot in the cardiovascular system) and abnormalities of blood pressure.

High-risk pregnancy means having one or more risk factors, which may interfere with the process of pregnancy and childbirth. Some of these factors could be related to maternal or fetal problems. Starting from the disease accompanied, for example the heart, lungs, diabetes and high blood pressure. The age of pregnant women who were too young (under 16 years), age above 35 years old, tall mother less than 140 cm, the amount is more than one fetus, position of breech or transverse fetus.

Factors including age plays an important role in the process of pregnancy. The risk pregnant mothers at a young age usually appear as they are not prepared psychologically or physically. The risk of pregnant women over 35 years related to the reproductive organs function has decreased.

Beware of Down's syndrome

Pregnancy above 35 years need to watch out for the increased risk of abnormalities in fetal Down's syndrome, which is a combination of disorders of mental retardation and physical abnormalities caused by chromosomal abnormalities.

Until recently, chromosomal abnormalities have occurred because eggs are elderly, exposed to radiation, the influence of drugs, infections and so on. These abnormalities can be detected early by screening blood and ultrasound.

Examination that can be done is the examination of amniocentesis, the amniotic fluid way of taking such a needle through the instrument is inserted through the abdomen of the mother. This examination can be carried out after the pregnancy into the age of 16-20 weeks. If the fetus is shown to suffer from Down's syndrome, usually the doctor will explain to the pregnant women concerned, what will happen, whether the pregnancy can continue, how the risks. The doctor will leave the decision to partner-husband's wife.

Perform Inspection of Blood Sugar

Another examination is equally important is blood sugar tests to detect the possibility of gestational diabetes or diabetes that only occurs in pregnant women, due to hormonal changes during pregnancy that makes the insulin work to be halted.

If previously has history of diabetes, means must be more vigilant, because it would give the effect of physical abnormalities in the baby's innate. On the contrary, despite having no history of diabetes, pregnant women over the age of 35 years also needs to be careful because most of gestational diabetes do not feel symptoms. Some of the symptoms that often arises is weight loss for no apparent reason, my eyes blurred, tingling, and itching in the pubic area.

Gestational diabetes can make excessive weight babies. As a result the process was forced by Cesarean birth. In addition, postpartum hemorrhage can also threaten the mother's life. To prevent complications, pregnant women strict blood sugar control through diet, exercise, and implement a healthy lifestyle.

Pre-eclampsia

Other disorders that should watch out for is the pre-eclampsia. Symptoms, blood pressure increased significantly (hypertension) to more than 140/90 mmHg, urinary protein, swelling of ankles, hands, and sometimes face.

Once diagnosed, doctors will control blood pressure. Doctors also assess the condition of organs such as kidneys, heart, lung, liver, eyes, brain, and nervous system because of feared an interruption function.

The fetus is also checked. This is to determine the action to be taken, whether extended or pregnancy should be "Forced" .

3P for Normal Childbirth

During this circulation the assumption that pregnant women above 35 years would have Cesarean birth. In the process of birth, in the familiar three components of passage (birth canal), power (the power of the mother) and passenger (baby). That is, if there are no abnormalities in all three, delivery can take place as normal.