More pregnant women are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, which risks the life of the parent and child.

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Maintaining good cardiovascular health early in pregnancy may lower the risk for dangerous high blood pressure-related health conditions, even among people at genetic risk for those problems, prelimin ...

Maintaining good cardiovascular health during the first trimester of pregnancy may offset the genetic risk of developing preeclampsia and/or gestational hypertension, according to preliminary research ...

[5] The real-life problems of BP measurement during pregnancy were nicely illustrated ... for the clinic staff. The National High Blood Pressure Education Program guidelines give little credence ...

tired muscles (from weight gain), or pressure from a growing uterus on the blood vessels and nerves. Leg cramps are most common during the second trimester of pregnancy. They can happen both day and ...

“We estimate that these one-size cuffs would not properly fit approximately 18 million U.S. adults, potentially providing inaccurate blood pressure measures,” Matsushita added. Nearly half of U.S., ...

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And in analyses of the same cohort, Burdeau’s colleagues found that PFAS exposure was tied to a higher likelihood of high blood pressure during pregnancy. The study does have some limitations ...

Share on Pinterest Skaman306/Getty Images Slight increases in blood pressure are common during pregnancy, but if high blood pressure continues, you could experience potentially serious health ...