Your Guide to High-Risk Pregnancy

Access your High-Risk Pregnancy Guide

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Finding comfort in your pregnancy

Welcoming a baby is one of life's most thrilling experiences, filled with immense joy and excitement. Learning your pregnancy is considered high-risk brings additional considerations, and there are experts to help. Vanderbilt Health’s obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine teams together deliver nationally ranked expertise and personalized care for high-risk pregnancies to guide you from that first prenatal visit to delivery and beyond.

Download our High-Risk Pregnancy Guide today to learn more information including: 

  • Maternal risk factors
  • Fetal risk factors
  • Pregnancy risk factors
  • Your care team, including how our high-risk team works with your local obstetrician
  • Genetic testing
  • Your birth plan
  • The choice between vaginal birth and caesarean section (C-section)
  • What to expect if your baby needs to go to the Neonatal Inventive Care Unit (NICU) at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
  • Why choose Vanderbilt Health for care

High-risk pregnancies typically lead to more frequent visits and additional testing to ensure the health and safety of you and your baby. Vanderbilt Health supports you through this process, providing the region’s most advanced care and making sure you and your baby have everything you need, all in one place.

If you're looking for services not related to high-risk pregnancy, download our Pregnancy Guide.