gestational hypertension

"Preterm delivery and hypertensive disorders are some of the primary drivers of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality," said Alexandra Purdue-Smithe, associate epidemiologist at…

Scientists have found that a midgestation increase in the hormone leptin, which most of us associate with appetite suppression, produces problematic blood vessel dysfunction and restriction…

To investigate the relationship between a hypertensive pregnancy and the onset of CVD, researchers at the Brigham followed 60,739 mothers for incident CVD after their first birth using…