Pregnancy leads to a lot of radical changes within the body. The entire cardiovascular system reorganizes itself to sustain life for a second person inside the womb. The heart starts beating faster, ...

NEW YORK — Systemic autoimmune disease is well-recognized as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but less recognized as a cardiovascular risk factor is a history of pregnancy ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association examines the association between a woman's obstetric history by age 40 and her risk of fatal ischemic heart disease related to ...

A history of adequately treated syphilis before pregnancy is associated with more than a 100-fold increase in congenital syphilis risk.

New research suggests pregnancy doesn’t impair the brain—it reshapes it, refining memory, attention, and emotional awareness ...

Why connect these two epidemics? In addition to being a leading cause of pregnancy-related illness and death, there is now compelling evidence that preeclampsia and other complications of pregnancy ...

If doctors had better tools to understand each pregnancy’s biology, they could then help moms and babies achieve better outcomes. The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership ...

More evidence suggests pregnancy is a kind of stress test for the heart, revealing a woman’s pre-existing predisposition for a heart attack or stroke years after giving birth. Women who developed high ...