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Updated: 5:37 PM Feb 20, 2012
Women's Heart Health and Pregnancy
New research shows women who have complications during pregnancy should watch their heart health later.
Posted: 3:20 PM Feb 20, 2012 |
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UNDATED (CBS) -- New research shows women who have complications during pregnancy should watch their heart health later.
British researchers looked at 34 hundred women with pregnancy complications. They found preeclampsia, or high blood pressure, was associated with a 31-percent increased risk for heart disease. Diabetes during pregnancy carried a 26-percent increased risk. Researchers hope their results will push women to make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk, and to see their doctors regularly
Dr. Jacques Moritz from Roosevelt Hospital said, "View what happened in pregnancy as kind of a dip stick--that you know that you're at higher risk and you may be able to prevent it."
Gestational diabetes affects about 18-percent of pregnancies, while high blood pressure happens in about three percent of all pregnancies.
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