A new 12-year study led by the NYU School of Medicine found that the risk of suffering a heart attack among pregnant American women rose 25 percent from 2002 to 2014.
The study authors say a number of factors are likely contributing to these numbers, including the trend of women having children later in life, since heart attack risk rises with age overall and especially during pregnancy.
What's more, the risk factors for heart disease continue to increase in the United States. "High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes are all higher in our younger women, and I think stress probably plays a factor, as well," Andersen said.
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