A pregnancy is considered high-risk when there are potential complications that could threaten the health or life of the pregnant mother or her baby
A majority of women who are diagnosed as having high-risk pregnancies are advised bed rest or restricted activity with strict monitoring
There is a constant fear of the occurrence of an undetected complication
STEP 1The treating doctor conducts a thorough evaluation that takes place at the hospital or at the doctor’s clinic. This includes
STEP 2Daily monitoring and documentation of history by Catex Health Nurse in patient record of key symptoms, such as abdomen pain, decreased urine output, swelling on face and ankles, change in vision, leaking, bleeding PV, foetal movement count, etc.
Catex Mother Hub blends cutting-edge technology with healthcare expertise to assist and enable patients to enjoy enhanced quality of life in the comfort of their homes, without the fear of being unsupervised at any time.
STEP 3The patient is provided a Bluetooth-enabled weighing machine, SpO2 monitor, BP monitor and/or a six-parameter full monitor, depending on the requirement.
The patient and their family are educated on the use of these devices to record readings, which would then seamlessly get integrated into their cloud-based health record through their smart-phone. Some of the parameters that will be recorded are:
STEP 4
The treating doctor has access to all your medical records and monitoring data on their mobile phone and can be contacted over a video call if needed.
Daily monitoring and automatic updating in the patients’ health record of the following.
Catex Health Nurse will call, enquire about symptoms, diet, medication, etc., and update the patient’s record as per international protocols or as ordered by the doctor.
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For most women, early and regular prenatal care promotes a healthy pregnancy and delivery without complications. But some women are at an increased risk for complications even before they get pregnant for a variety of reasons. Some of the factors are listed as under:
Women who are under 17 or over 35 when their baby is due are at greater risk.
Pre-exiating medical conditions that can create complications:
A majority of women who are diagnosed as having high-risk pregnancies are advised bed rest or restricted activity, which could result in them being admitted in hospitals. In case they are at home, there is constant fear of the occurrence of an undetected complication.
The main components of management of high-risk pregnancies are:
There is a large body of research that indicates that monitoring of high-risk pregnancy patients in their
homes is beneficial to the patients and their family. The following is one of the studies:
An article published in PubMed (The US national Library of Medicine) titled “Telemedicine: cost-effective management of high-risk pregnancy” compared two groups of women one with telemedicine support and the other as per conventional treatment and came up with the following findings:
The telemedicine group had a significantly later mean gestational age at delivery (38.2 +/- 1.4 vs. 35.3 +/- 3.8)
Higher mean birth weight (3224 +/- 588 vs. 2554 +/- 911)