Doctors from Northwestern University found that millennials and millennials had twice the risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy compared to previous generations, even after adjusting for age. The study was published Aug. 24. JAMA Open Network.
The authors used data from the National Fertility Database, which includes information from birth certificates for all people in the United States. The study focused on women who became pregnant for the first time between 1995 and 2019 and included data from more than 38 million people. By grouping women by year of birth, race, or ethnicity, scientists determined the frequency of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy.
More than a million millennials had high blood pressure during their first pregnancy. Despite the existence of racial differences, those most at risk were millennials and millennials, people born between 1981 and 2012.
It was previously thought that elevated blood pressure during pregnancy was due to the fact that women became pregnant at an older age. A new study found no link between the pressure of first-time pregnant women and their age.
A previous study by Northwestern University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that rates of hypertension during pregnancy have nearly doubled over the past decade.
The findings suggest that careful screening for hypertension and related conditions is needed in pregnant women. High blood pressure is the leading cause of maternal death. It is also associated with an increased risk of heart failure and stroke in the mother and premature birth or death of the child.