Hypertension in pregnancy poses measurable risks for babies

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, occurs in more than 7% of pregnancies. A recent Mayo Clinic population-based study found that babies from pregnancies complicated by hypertension were more than two times as likely to develop chronic hypertension as adults. The study supports the recognition of maternal history of hypertension as a potential cause of early-onset hypertension in their children. "We studied the long-term effects of hypertension in pregnancy to quantify the risk of chronic hypertension that is passed on…
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