High blood pressure during pregnancy can lead to preeclampsia, a serious condition that raises risks of maternal death and ...

There's both tragedy and recognition in the recent headlines that highlight the rise of Black maternal mortality and morbidity in the U.S., and the role of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).

Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy but no mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure face an increased risk of developing hypertension in the five ...

“Roughly 6% of all maternal deaths in the United States are due to a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy,” said Joan Briller, MD, of the University of Illinois, Chicago, in a presentation at the ...

Researchers found that exposure to multiple analytes and the overall mixture was associated with a trend toward higher odds of hypertension during pregnancy. HealthDay News — Phenol and paraben ...

Doubling of vitamin B12 associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure. HealthDay News — Optimizing copper, manganese, and vitamin B12 during pregnancy can help lower the risk for high ...

Prepregnancy hypertension is associated with a significantly lower live birth rate following IVF treatment, according to a recent retrospective study.

Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) when pregnant with their first baby are more likely to later be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) and face an increase in premature ...

Maternal smoking during pregnancy may be associated with higher blood pressure and increased risk of hypertension in children, according to a new ECHO Cohort study led by Lyndsey Shorey-Kendrick, PhD, ...