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Home blood pressure checks could reduce risks after hypertensive pregnancy
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Home blood pressure checks could reduce risks after hypertensive pregnancy

Study finds monitoring and adjustment of medication where needed can help protect mothers’ heart health New mothers who had hypertension in pregnancy could reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and potentially early death through daily blood pressure checks at home, research suggests. Women who regularly monitored their blood pressure in the weeks after giving birth, and had doctors tailor their medication if needed, had better functioning arteries nine months later than those who received routine care, scientists found. Continue reading...

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