Pregnancy complications linked to higher risk of cardiac and renal health conditions
A large-scale U.K. study indicates that women who experience pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, face a higher long-term risk of developing cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic conditions. The research highlights the need for long-term health monitoring following complicated pregnancies.
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It identifies pregnancy history as a critical clinical indicator for future chronic disease risk, potentially changing postpartum care protocols.
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Add to Preferred Sources Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women with a complication in their latest pregnancy or a previous pregnancy face an elevated risk of developing cardiometabolic-renal conditions in subsequent years, suggests a U.K. study published online in the open-access journal BMJ Medicine .
Gestational diabetes, high blood pressure in pregnancy and postnatal depression were linked to a raised risk of four cardiometabolic-renal conditions—cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or chronic kidney disease—the authors suggest.
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