Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of placental insufficiency.
Vegetative history including nutritional history.
- Malnutrition
- Micronutrient deficiency
- Alcohol
- Smoking
- Drugs
Self-history
- Age of the pregnant woman: 35 years
- Overweight (BMI ≥ 25, obesity).
- Pre-existing conditions:
- Anemia (anemia)
- Diabetes mellitus
- Heart disease
- Hypertension (high blood pressure), preeclampsia (disease occurring during pregnancy and characterized by increased blood pressure (hypertension), increased protein excretion in the urine (proteinuria) and water retention (edema)), eclampsia (sudden onset, eclampsia (sudden, severe illness, especially in the last trimester, associated with seizures), HELLP syndrome (H = hemolysis, E = elevated liver enzymes, LP = low platelets); Special form of preeclampsia associated with blood count changes).
- Kidney disease
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) – group of autoimmune diseases in which the formation of autoantibodies occurs. It belongs to the collagenoses
- Uterine surgery: EG.
- Radiation exposure