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Hypertension or diabetes before pregnancy linked to higher risk of fetal heart defects: Study

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Women with chronic hypertension (high blood pressure before pregnancy or diagnosed before 20 weeks of pregnancy) were associated with a 30% higher risk of having a baby with critical congenital heart disease, the most severe form of heart defects, when compared to women with normal blood pressure… (Medical Dialogues)

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    Hypertension or diabetes before pregnancy linked to higher risk of fetal heart defects: Study

    Women with chronic hypertension (high blood pressure before pregnancy or diagnosed before 20 weeks of pregnancy) were associated with a 30% higher risk of having a baby with critical congenital heart disease, the most severe form of heart defects, when compared to women with normal blood pressure…

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