The rate of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) is rising among women in Canada, while the morbidity associated with them is falling, according to findings of a study published in the Canadian ...

This was a register-based cohort study of 648,385 primiparous women (2005-2018) of whom 609,830 had normotensive pregnancies (the reference group), 11,133 had gestational hypertension, 26,797 had ...

Cardiometabolic biomarkers assessed before pregnancy are associated with an increased risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Researchers don’t fully understand why these disorders are increasing, but they declare that finding out should be a top priority. Rates of some severe adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were associated with higher risk for coronary artery disease and stroke, ...

All hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were tied to increased long-term cardiovascular risk, but superimposed preeclampsia carried the highest risk. All subtypes were significantly associated with ...

Rutgers Health researchers have found that hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are strongly associated with fatal cardiovascular disease for up to a year after birth. Among the hypertensive disorders ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force already recommends screening for preeclampsia during pregnancy, but now the panel of medical experts is proposing to expand the guidelines. Under the new ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were tied to higher risks of new-onset neurologic conditions later in life. Women with eclampsia had a five-times higher risk of developing epilepsy. Migraine risk ...

Hypertensive disease in pregnancy is a matter of concern for healthcare providers, as it may compromise the mother's and child's health and life. The findings of earlier research, drawn heavily from ...

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is recommending routine blood-pressure screening for hypertensive disorders throughout pregnancy, with the experts concluding with “moderate ...