Adherence to Mediterranean-Style Diet May Cut Preeclampsia Risk
Odds of preeclampsia lower with greatest level of adherence to Mediterranean-style diet; similar benefit observed for Black women
Odds of preeclampsia lower with greatest level of adherence to Mediterranean-style diet; similar benefit observed for Black women
Risk for hypertensive disorder of pregnancy increased in women with increase or little or no decline in blood pressure early in pregnancy
Findings reported among women at high risk due to prepregnancy diabetes, obesity, and/or chronic hypertension
Maternal mortality rate related to chronic hypertension increased by 9.2% annually in the United States from 1979 to 2018
After adjustment for sociodemographic and cardiovascular risk factors, nativity-related disparities persisted in non-Hispanic Black women
App may improve identification of women’s risk factors and remind women of aspirin recommendation
Offspring exposed to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in gestation and those with maternal hypertension should be considered an elevated risk group, investigators concluded.
Higher risks for gestational hypertension, poor fetal growth, preeclampsia seen in pregnant women with commercial health insurance
Low-dose aspirin has substantial benefit for reducing risk for preeclampsia, preterm birth, IUGR, perinatal mortality
Risk for preeclampsia greater with moderate or severe COVID-19 versus asymptomatic or mild disease