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Q: Hypertension in late pregnancy

asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 12th, 2006

i am 46 and my husband and i are considering have another baby. is it wise to attempt it or are the risks too high? i have had 2 previous children with my first husband and towards the last 3-4 weeks myB/P would get high. i had normal deliveries. my husband now, and i have 1 4 year old and with her the last 3 weeks my B/P went high again, and they had to induce labor. everything went fine. what are my chances now?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on December 4th, 2006

Pregnancy after Forty Answer A1860

The risk of delivering babies with genetic anomalies is higher as a potential mother ages. Hypertension during pregnancy has an unknown cause (etiology) and usually is not related with a mother’s age.

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