US study found that between 1995 and 2007, the number of hospitalizations of pregnant women who underwent stroke It increased by 47% frightening. But what is even more sad, the number of deaths of women from stroke in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the same period increased by as much as 83%.
However, in absolute terms, the risk of becoming a victim of stroke during pregnancy still remains very low. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, headed by Dr. Elena Kuklin. Thus, in the period from 1995 to 2007, the incidence of stroke among pregnant women increased from 15 to 22 cases for every 10,000 women. A stroke mortality in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy increased from 12 to 22 cases for every 10 thousand.
Experts attribute this trend with an increase in the number of pregnant women suffering from obesity. In addition, the overall average age of expectant mothers has increased over the years. Finally, a significant number of women go through multiple births, which is associated with the development of IVF industry.
"If you're relatively healthy, your risk of stroke is low, - says Dr. Kuklin. - But now a pregnancy decided more and more women who already have some risk factors, such as obesity, chronic hypertension, diabetes or congenital heart disease. Since pregnancy by itself and so is the risk factor, the overall risk of stroke during pregnancy doubles ".
These studies are published in the journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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