Most people giving birth in the US have poor heart health prior to pregnancy
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14 February 2022Most people giving birth in the US have poor heart health prior to pregnancy
Only about 40% of women in the U.S. who gave birth in 2019 had good heart health prior to their pregnancy with excess weight being the major driver of poor pre-pregnancy health, followed by hypertension and diabetes, according to new research published today in a Go Red For Women spotlight issue of the American Heart Association’s peer-reviewed, flagship journal Circulation.
