Janet Jackson's Pregnancy, "A High Risk "
Pregnancy rumors started back in April after Jackson announced she was postponing her Unbreakable World Tour in May so she and her husband Wissam Al Mana could concentrate on having a family. “Hey, you guys,” she said in a video. “On August 31, as you probably know, I launched the Unbreakable World Tour. First, I just want to thank all the fans for coming out and seeing the show ... We’re in the second leg of the tour, and there has actually been a sudden change. I thought it was important that you would be the first to know: My husband and I are planning our family, so I’m going to have to delay the tour.” She thanked her fans and hoped that they understood that her doctor gave her orders not to continue the tour.
By May, reports claimed Jackson was pregnant. Jackson never confirmed her pregnancy until she was seen preparing for child’s arrival by shopping at afurniture store in London.
Her sister La Toya Jackson recently told Entertainment Tonight, “She’s resting. She’s doing fabulous,” while Jackson’s former music producer Jimmy Jam said Jackson was “doing wonderful” and that “She’s doing great. She’s keeping cool and keeping calm.” Her brother Tito Jackson also told People, “She’s doing very well. She’s taking it easy. [She’s] hoping for a healthy baby.”
Doctors are concerned about Janet and her baby because: women who are 35 or older are often considered to be at "advanced maternal age." At this age, the likelihood of having a baby with Down syndrome drastically increases around the ages of 35 to 37, according to Shannon Clark, maternal-fetal medicine specialist at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
"As women (and men) age, they are at an increased risk of chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease— and pregnant women are no exception. If a woman has a chronic medical condition before becoming pregnant, doctors need to make sure it's under control, said Clark, who is also the founder of BabiesAfter35.com.
Even if a mom seems to be completely healthy at age 50, she is still at a higher risk for developing very serious conditions such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, Paola Aghajanian, the director of Labor and Delivery at Cedars-Sinai, told USA TODAY.
Preeclampsia — a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure — could cause a stroke or seizure in the mom or the placenta could separate. Unlike gestational diabetes, there is no test to check for preeclampsia and it could "come on pretty quickly," said Aghajanian, who specializes in high-risk pregnancies".
Janet still remembers her late brother, Michael. In fact close sources to the family, it is reported, say Janet Jackson is just days away from giving birth, and the 50-year-old plans to honor brother Michael Jackson with her baby's name.
These sources also claim that “She wanted to have a home birth, but because this is a high-risk pregnancy, her doctors wouldn’t allow it,” the source adds. “She’s scheduled a C-section instead.”
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