Question
| A. |
Working mother |
| B. |
Antenatal preeclampsia |
| C. |
Third child |
| D. |
Twins |
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Correct Answer » D Explanation |
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High-risk infants have ↑ risk of illness or death due to maternal, fetal, or perinatal factors
Important high-risk factors:
– Maternal: age <18 or >35, severe anemia, diabetes, infections
– Obstetric: multiple pregnancy, preterm birth, low birth weight, birth asphyxia
– Neonatal: prematurity, congenital anomalies, sepsis
– Twin pregnancy is a classic high-risk factor because it causes:
• Prematurity
• Low birth weight
• ↑ perinatal morbidity & mortality
– Twins are thus always considered high-risk infants.
Incorrect Options:
– A: Working mother is not a biological/medical infant risk factor.
– B: Preeclampsia alone doesn’t classify infant as high-risk unless causing prematurity/growth restriction.
– C: Third child is not high risk; parity risk ↑ after 4th child.