Search Tag: Pregnancy hypertension

IT Management

Smartphone-app-could-improve-aspirin-use-in-preeclampsia

2021 31 Oct

Hypertension disorder in pregnancy, preeclampsia, affects about 1 in every 20 pregnancies globally and usually appears after 20 weeks of gestation. Taking low-dose aspirin can help prevent preeclampsia, but this prophylactic treatment is underused among high-risk patients. A communication gap between providers and patients is one likely cause examined...Read more

Cardiology Management

Pregnancy-hypertension-linked-to-offspring-obesity-risk

2017 03 Oct

Results of a new study indicate that rise in maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and pregnancy hypertension, independent of maternal body size prior to pregnancy, are risk factors for offspring childhood obesity. The findings are published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “Our study is the first to demonstrate...Read more