Adverse pregnancy outcomes are often associated with the long-term risk of cardiometabolic disease in both mother and the child. Several studies have demonstrated that cardiovascular risk factors like obesity and hypertension before pregnancy are associated with a higher risk for maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. In addition, the presence of multiple co-existing risk factors may worsen the situation.
Therefore, with an increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in women of reproductive age, understanding the association between pre-pregnancy cardiovascular risk factors and adverse maternal and offspring outcomes can help devise comprehensive prevention and management strategies. According to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology , researchers from the USA have found a significant graded association between maternal cardiometabolic…
