Many women with diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy did not receive appropriate postpartum care to reduce their future risk of cardiovascular disease, a study at one health system has found.
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A new study led by Professor Laura Magee, has found that among pregnancies with clinical risk factors for pre-eclampsia or fetal growth restriction, measuring serum placental growth factor (PlGF) at the time of the routine ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Pregnant individuals living in states with tighter constraints on abortion access were found to be more likely to have cardiovascular complications, like hypertension, compared to peers in states with less abortion access ...
Nov 6, 2023
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High-intensity interval training during pregnancy appears to be well tolerated by expecting mothers and their babies, according to recent research out of the University of Alberta that runs counter to traditional exercise ...
Aug 9, 2023
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A new South Australian study has found breastfeeding for six months or more appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems developing in mothers for at least three years after delivery.
Aug 3, 2023
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High blood pressure (hypertension) that occurs during pregnancy is associated with dangerous health outcomes for both the pregnant person and fetus. New research on changes in mitochondrial gene expression sheds light on ...
Jul 28, 2023
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Routine blood pressure readings recorded in the first half of pregnancy can be divided into six distinct patterns that can effectively stratify patients by their risk of developing preeclampsia and gestational hypertension ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension occur in up to 10% of pregnancies and are associated with a three-fold increased risk of chronic hypertension and up to two-fold increased ...
Jul 10, 2023
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U.S. Black women have a disproportionately higher burden of both preeclamptic pregnancy and stroke compared with white women, but virtually all existing evidence on the association between the two medical conditions has come ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Pregnancy triggers many changes to the body, but there's one that may surprise many women.
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