Postpartum haemorrhage and risk of cardiovascular disease in later life: A population-based record linkage cohort study.

Su Mon LattCharles OpondoFiona AlderdiceJennifer J KurinczukRachel Rowe

Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2024)

Compared with women who have never had a PPH, women who have had at least one episode of PPH are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease in the first year after birth, and some increased risk persists for up to 15 years.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
cervical cancer screening
breast cancer risk
cardiovascular risk factors
pregnant women
insulin resistance
gene expression
genome wide
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
high density