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Pregnancy Complications Tied to Higher Heart and Kidney Risk
Key Takeaways
- A UK study published in BMJ Medicine examined more than 1.4 million women who had been pregnant between 2000 and 2022.
- Researchers linked primary care records with hospital data and followed participants for an average of four years.
- Gestational hypertension and preeclampsia more than tripled the rate of later high blood pressure and roughly doubled the rate of chronic kidney disease.
- Gestational diabetes was associated with a sevenfold higher rate of type 2 diabetes in subsequent years.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com
