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Cardiovascular disease

Disease of the heart and blood vessels, including conditions such as heart attack and stroke.

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Pregnancy with previous complications

Pregnancy with previous complications

Why a prior complication changes the risk conversation Past pregnancy complications matter because many of them are not random events. They may be linked to placental dysfunction, hypertension, metabolic disease, infection, cervical factors, or an underlying medical condition that also affects the next pregnancy. For example, someone with prior preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, fetal […]