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As American Heart Month gets underway, experts are warning that heart issues during pregnancy could set the stage for future risks from stroke and heart attack. Cardiovascular disease during pregnancy ...

Cardiac problems are on the rise in pregnant women. During pregnancy, a woman’s heart rate is estimated to increase by at least 25 per cent. This can place women at a higher risk of a range of heart ...

FUTURE STUDIES. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, PREGNANCY COMES WITH MANY SYMPTOMS, BUT HAVING A HEALTHY MOM IS A TOP PRIORITY, SO IF YOU PLAN ON BECOMING PREGNANT, YOU MAY WANT TO SPECIFICALLY ASK ...

At age 34, Leah Bahrencu was the picture of heart health. “I’m a group fitness instructor and nutrition coach,” says Bahrencu, who lives in Austin, Texas. But after she got pregnant with twins, her OB ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Looking at the overall pattern of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is better at predicting problems in the offspring than are individual alcohol-related risk factors, ...

The prevalence of coronary artery disease is increasing as a result of changing lifestyle patterns, including cigarette smoking, diabetes and stress. As women are delaying childbearing until older age ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jenalee Doom, University of Denver and Melissa Nevarez-Brewster, University of Denver ...