Maternal weight change from prepregnancy to 18 months postpartum and subsequent risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Danish women: A cohort study.

Maternal weight change from prepregnancy to 18 months postpartum and subsequent risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Danish women: A cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>One-fourth of women experience substantially higher weight years after childbirth. We examined weight change from prepregnancy to 18 months postpartum according to subsequent maternal risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD).<h4>Methods and findings&...

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Main Authors: Helene Kirkegaard, Mette Bliddal, Henrik Støvring, Kathleen M Rasmussen, Erica P Gunderson, Lars Køber, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Ellen A Nøhr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003486

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