High blood pressure during pregnancy is common, but it doesn’t always mean preeclampsia. It may appear early, late, or even ...

Postpartum preeclampsia can strike up to 8 weeks after delivery. May 20, 2014— -- Sarah Hughes had a great pregnancy and a normal delivery with her second child, Hayley, in October 2010, but five ...

Pregnancy brings a lot of changes. Not just in lifestyle but inside your body too. One of the most common yet overlooked ...

Women with blood-pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy, and who have no drop in blood pressure in the middle of pregnancy, face an increased risk of developing ...

Children born to mothers with obesity, a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy (gestational diabetes mellitus) or high blood pressure during pregnancy have higher blood pressure — both the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Pregnant women whose blood contains higher levels of essential vitamins and minerals – such as B12, copper and manganese – may face a lower risk for high blood pressure two decades later ...

High blood pressure in pregnancy (gestational hypertension) affects nearly 16% of pregnancies in the United States and has long been associated with various health complications for both mothers and ...

More than half of Americans aged 40 and over have high blood pressure. There are typically no symptoms, but left untreated, it can be deadly. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on new recommendations aimed ...