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Heart health problems affect as many as 1 in 7 pregnanciesResults show a steady increase in heart-related complications among pregnant womenThese 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. 6 i

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