Older women more likely to believe pregnancy at riskDouglas, Ann
"All the literature says that you have a higher risk of pregnancy-associated stroke the older you are and that the risk of pregnancy-associated stroke is greater in women who are older when they have their babies, but I was seeing quite young women with pregnancy-associated strokes," lead a...
CVD is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. The risk factors for CVD are discussed in this chapter, specifically those unique to women such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), menopause, and certain complications of pregnancy.This...
The study found that previous successful pregnancies protected against future problems, as mums who had given birth to a live baby before had approximately half the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes compared to women in their first pregnancies. It also adds to evidence on the risks of smoking be...
UK scientists have produced further evidence to suggest delaying becoming a mother may be risky. 英国科学家发现了深层次的证据证明推迟生育可能有危险。 Older women may be more at risk of complications They found women who start their periods early wer
(OR=3.2), and desire their current pregnancy (OR=2.1). These young women also were more likely to report that their partner was employed (OR=2.8), had other children (OR=7.4), and used alcohol during the week (OR=2.0). No association between tobacco use or partner-directed violence ...
We found that A-TG level was a risk factor for SCH in older patients with MDD. Serum A-TG is a specific indicator for the diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases, and hypothyroidism is closely associated with A-TG [52]. In women, the rate of positive A-TG detection increases with age...
The threefold increase in delivery in Korean women >35 years old age, also mirror a trend of delaying pregnancy that is prevalent in America [ 2 ] and United Kingdom [ 3 ]. While the Korean data is interesting, we wonder why the authors did not provide data on assisted conception rates...
As you can see in the table below, pregnancy at age 35 or older is linked to an increased risk of stillbirth in both first-time parents and people who have given birth before.However, the rates of stillbirth are higher for everyone who is having their first baby compared to subsequent bab...
Since the increasing age ofpregnant womenwill probably not change, Ananth says the question now becomes how can the growing rates of hypertension be lessened to prevent possible adverse outcomes in pregnancy? "Women need to better control their blood pressure before and during pregnancy. Smoking cess...