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Mayo Clinic - Heart conditions and pregnancy - know the risks
Pregnancy stresses your heart and circulatory system, but many women who have heart conditions deliver healthy babies. Know the risks – and how to help prevent complications.
Download PDFWorld Heart Federation – Cardiovascular disease risk factors
There are many risk factors associated with coronary heart disease and stroke. The major risk factors, tobacco use, alcohol use, high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy diets, have a high prevalence across the world.
Download PDFMayo Clinic – High blood pressure and pregnancy: know the facts
High blood pressure and pregnancy isn’t necessarily a dangerous combination. Here’s what you need to know to take care of yourself — and your baby.
Download PDFWHO – Question and answer: What can I do to avoid a heart attack or a stroke?
What can I do to avoid a heart attack or a stroke?
Download PDFNIH – National Heart Lung Blood Institute – High blood pressure in pregnancy
Information for patients on high blood pressure.
Download PDFMayo Clinic – Definition of preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is defined as high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine after 20 weeks of pregnancy in a woman who previously had normal blood pressure.
Download PDFHSFSA nutrition in pregnancy guidelines
It is very important that you follow a healthy lifestyle that includes adequate amounts of nutritious foods and regular exercise, especially during pregnancy. The maternal diet should include enough energy and nutrients to provide for the growth and development of the unborn baby as well as to ensure health and intelligence in the child later in life.
Download PDFRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – why your weight matters during pregnancy and aft
Most women who are overweight have a straightforward pregnancy and birth and deliver healthy babies. However being overweight does increase the risk of complications to both you and your baby. This information is about the extra care you will be offered during your pregnancy and how you can minimise the risks to you and your baby in this pregnancy, and in a future pregnancy. Your healthcare professionals will not judge you for being overweight and will give you all the support that you need.
Download PDFMayo Clinic - Risk factors of preeclampsia
Preeclampsia develops only during pregnancy.
Download PDFMayo Clinic - Causes of preeclampsia
Preeclampsia used to be called toxemia because it was thought to be caused by a toxin in a pregnant woman’s bloodstream. This theory has been discarded, but researchers have yet to determine what causes preeclampsia.
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