Tips on Maintaining Heart Health during Pregnancy

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Keeping your heart healthy during and after pregnancy is possible and may be easier than you think.

“Approximately half of pregnancy-associated heart attacks are in the postpartum period, when a woman’s heart is still working harder to pump excess blood but the focus has shifted to her newborn’s health. More than 75% of pregnancy-associated heart attacks are in women 30 and older.”

https://utswmed.org/medblog/pregnancy-heart-disease/