Pregnancy After C-Section & Preterm Labor: Risks & Considerations

Question
I have a 4 year old who was born 5 weeks prem be c section. I have a son whos five months old i had prem labour with him for 22 weeks but carry to 10 day before due date buy c section im now 5 weeks and 5 days pregant. Will there be risk with this pregance and what are they? could you also give me a idea on weather they are high risk or low risk

Answer
Dear Melinda

Yes definitely your pregnancy is a high risk as there is a possibility for a preterm labor. The occurence of previous preterm labor is one of the predictors for a possible future preterm delivery. However, this risk cannot be quantifies exactly and different numbers are present in the literature. It is also important to be aware that you can have a term pregnancy.