Hypertension in pregnancy is a known risk factor for increased cardiovascular risk for both the mother and her offspring. New findings suggest the offspring of normotensive pregnancies should also be considered at risk of high blood pressure if their mother has had hypertension in other pregnancies.
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P.L. acknowledges support from the British Heart Foundation (FS/11/65/28865), Wellcome Trust (105741/Z/14/Z), National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre and Oxford British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence.
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Yu, G., Leeson, P. Hypertension in pregnancy: a risk factor for the whole family?. Nat Rev Nephrol 13, 326–327 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2017.54
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