A pregnant patient at eight months with no prenatal care is categorized as which risk level?

A pregnant patient at eight months with no prenatal care is categorized as which risk level?

• A. Low risk
• B. Moderate risk
• C. High risk
• D. No risk

Answer: (C)

Not having prenatal care by eight months means there’s little information about the mother’s health or the baby’s status, and that uncertainty itself raises risk. Late in pregnancy, problems like high blood pressure or preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, anemia, infections, placental issues, and fetal growth problems can develop or worsen without being detected. With no prenatal screening or planning, the potential for complications during delivery increases, so this scenario is treated as high risk.

Not having prenatal care by eight months means there’s little information about the mother’s health or the baby’s status, and that uncertainty itself raises risk. Late in pregnancy, problems like high blood pressure or preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, anemia, infections, placental issues, and fetal growth problems can develop or worsen without being detected. With no prenatal screening or planning, the potential for complications during delivery increases, so this scenario is treated as high risk.