Washington DC, April 29 -- : According to recent findings, pregnant women who suffered from obesity in childhood are at increased risk of developing hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, than women who were of normal weight in childhood.
The findings are built on two observations: women with overweight or obesity are at greater risks of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy than women with normal-weight, and excess adiposity (severe overweight or obesity) takes time to develop.
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are of particular concern since they can endanger the lives of both the mother and her unborn child.
As part of the study, the researcher used data of 49,615 girls in Denmark, born from 1930-1996. Annual height and weight measu...