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Is absolute rest necessary in an at-risk pregnancy?

By Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 02/22/2024

There are several situations in which the specialist will indicate that it is best to do absolute rest during pregnancy. For example, those women with a risky pregnancy and threatened miscarriage, it is advisable to perform absolute rest.

Similarly, if the cause of the risky pregnancy is placenta previa, the presence of intrauterine hematomas or preeclampsia, for example, it would also be advisable for the woman to remain lying in bed.

Read the full article on: High-risk pregnancy: causes and how to manage it ( 75).
 Marta Barranquero Gómez
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
License: 3316-CV
Embryologist. Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH). License: 3316-CV.