{"id":5399,"date":"2024-05-01T15:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T15:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5399"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:24:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T15:24:36","slug":"aspirin-can-prevent-a-deadly-pregnancy-complication-why-arent-women-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5399","title":{"rendered":"Aspirin Can Prevent a Deadly Pregnancy Complication. Why Aren\u2019t Women Told?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-1n0orw4 e1wiw3jv0\">Women at risk for extreme high blood pressure should take a daily baby aspirin. But their doctors don\u2019t always tell them.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-bo4jmi e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-2fd7d53c\"><span>The Latest<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Baby aspirin is routinely prescribed to people who survive heart attacks. But there\u2019s another vulnerable group who benefit from daily low-dose aspirin: pregnant women at risk of developing pre-eclampsia, life-threatening high blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It\u2019s a factor in up to one in 20 pregnancies in the United States, and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/10.2105\/AJPH.2021.306375\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one of the leading causes of maternal mortality nationwide<\/a>. Pre-eclampsia is the top cause of maternal death among Black women, who die of pregnancy-related complications at rates almost triple those of white women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But not enough pregnant women are getting the word that low-dose aspirin can help. Now leading experts are hoping to change that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Gary Cameron\/Reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-vlsv4n e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-3ef5ae6e\"><span>Back Story: Aspirin reduces the odds of certain complications.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of experts that issues national guidance, has for 10 years been recommending that women who are at risk for pre-eclampsia start taking baby aspirin when they are 12 weeks pregnant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine support the recommendation, saying low-dose aspirin is safe and not likely to cause complications. The optimal time to start is before 16 weeks of pregnancy, though it can be initiated later, the groups advise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Those at risk for developing pre-eclampsia include anyone who had pre-eclampsia during a previous pregnancy, as well as those carrying twins, triplets or other multiples; those who have kidney disease, autoimmune disease, Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes; and those with chronic hypertension.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A pregnant woman may also be at risk if she is pregnant for the first time, is 35 or older, has a body mass index greater than 30, or has a family history of pre-eclampsia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Taking <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34581730\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">aspirin reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia by 15 percent<\/a>, while reducing the risk of premature birth by 20 percent and reducing the risk of another complication, intrauterine growth restriction, by 18 percent, studies have found.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-vlsv4n e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-2dbfced0\"><span>The Problem: Women and their doctors haven\u2019t gotten the news.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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But their doctors don\u2019t always tell them.The LatestBaby aspirin is routinely prescribed to people who survive heart attacks. But there\u2019s another vulnerable group who benefit from daily low-dose aspirin: pregnant women at risk of developing pre-eclampsia, life-threatening high blood pressure.It\u2019s a factor in up to one in 20 pregnancies in the United States, and one of the leading causes of maternal mortality nationwide. Pre-eclampsia is the top cause of maternal death among Black women, who die of pregnancy-related complications at rates almost triple those of white women.But not enough pregnant women are getting the word that low-dose aspirin can help. Now leading experts are hoping to change that.Gary Cameron\/ReutersBack Story: Aspirin reduces the odds of certain complications.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of experts that issues national guidance, has for 10 years been recommending that women who are at risk for pre-eclampsia start taking baby aspirin when they are 12 weeks pregnant.Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine support the recommendation, saying low-dose aspirin is safe and not likely to cause complications. The optimal time to start is before 16 weeks of pregnancy, though it can be initiated later, the groups advise.Those at risk for developing pre-eclampsia include anyone who had pre-eclampsia during a previous pregnancy, as well as those carrying twins, triplets or other multiples; those who have kidney disease, autoimmune disease, Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes; and those with chronic hypertension.A pregnant woman may also be at risk if she is pregnant for the first time, is 35 or older, has a body mass index greater than 30, or has a family history of pre-eclampsia.Taking aspirin reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia by 15 percent, while reducing the risk of premature birth by 20 percent and reducing the risk of another complication, intrauterine growth restriction, by 18 percent, studies have found.The Problem: Women and their doctors haven\u2019t gotten the news.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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