Public hospitals in Singapore see rise in patient visits for high-risk pregnancy

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital saw its attendance rates for high-risk pregnancies jump from 1,966 in 2020, to 3,915 in 2022.Besides gestational diabetes, she was also diagnosed with preeclampsia, a serious blood pressure condition.

During the second trimester, she was hospitalised for several days at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital to stabilise her condition. A pregnancy is described as high-risk if there is any condition which increases the likelihood of an adverse outcome for the mother, foetus, or both. Women with high-risk pregnancies include older mothers; women with pre-existing illnesses like cardiac, renal or diabetic conditions; those who have a history of recurrent or late pregnancy losses; and those with foetal abnormalities.

A spokesman for NUH said that the hospital saw an estimated 9,400 visits by high-risk pregnancy patients in 2021, and this increased to about 9,900 visits in 2022. In 2023, the number is projected to rise to about 10,400 based on patient numbers so far. SGH’s Centre for High-Risk Pregnancies , which has eight clinics, saw a slight rise in attendance rates over the years. When the centre was first set up in 2020, it saw about 1,000 visits. In 2021 and 2022, there was a slight increase to about 1,100 visits each year. From January till July 2023, there were about 600 visits.

She added that obesity also increases the risks of such complications. According to statistics from the National Population Health Survey 2022, the obesity rate of Singaporean women between 18 and 74 jumped from 7.8 per cent in 2013, to 10.2 per cent in 2021 to 2022.Woman whose water broke braved Woodlands Checkpoint congestion to give birth in JB

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