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Heart health problems affect as many as 1 in 7 pregnancies

Results show a steady increase in heart-related complications among pregnant women

These were driven by increases in risk factors for heart disease like obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol

THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heart-related health problems might affect as many as 1 in 7 pregnancies, even among women without any prior heart disease, a new study says.

Researchers found a steady increase in heart-related health problems among more than 56,000 pregnancies between 2001 and 2019 in New England.

Heart attack, stroke, heart failure, blood clots, high blood pressure and heart-related maternal death affected about 15% of pregnancies during that time, researchers reported Oct.

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