(StatePoint) As you prepare for the arrival of your new baby, there’s likely one item on the top of your wish list: optimal health for you and your newborn.

A in the American Heart Association’s Circulation journal reports that during pregnancy may occur in as many as 1 in 7 pregnancies, even among people with no previous heart disease. This prevalence is on the rise due to increases in health risk factors for cardiovascular disease like obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol.

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