Category A |
Age below 20 years |
Ten or more years since last pregnancy |
Previous caesarean sectiona |
Previous stillbirth/perinatal death (within one week) |
Three or more consecutive abortions |
Intercurrent illnesses (heart disease, diabetes mellitus, tuberculosis) |
Category B |
≥5 pregnancies |
Height <150 cm |
Pelvic deformity |
First pregnancy at 35 or more years |
Previous caesarean sectiona or vacuum delivery |
Postpartum haemorrhage in previous delivery |
Retained placenta in the previous delivery |
Category C |
Blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg |
Haemoglobin less than 60% (8.5 gm/dl) |
Albumin in urine |
Sugar in urine |
Gestational age more than 40 weeks |
Intrauterine foetal death |
Abnormal lie after 36 weeks |
Oedema of the legs, face and hands |
Suspected twin pregnancy |
Fundal height too big or too small for gestation age |
Danger signsb |