Thanks to the more than 6,000 women who graciously give of their time, the nuMoM2b Heart Health Study searches for the link between pregnancy problems and future disease. Understanding this will help us find better ways to predict, prevent, and treat heart, brain and other diseases after pregnancy.
With diverse backgrounds and experiences
Learning more about how pregnancy outcomes and life experiences combine to affect heart health
The nuMoM2b Heart Health Study is doing important work to learn more about the connection between pregnancy problems and heart disease so that we can predict and prevent it.
Your participation helps us learn more about how to predict which woman will get heart disease and what all women should do to help prevent heart disease.
nuMoM2b began in 2010 to learn about health risks for certain pregnancy problems, like having a premature baby or high blood pressure during or after pregnancy. These problems only happen in a small number of pregnancies but can be harmful to the mother and baby. Since the time of nuMoM2b, researchers learned that women who have these pregnancy problems are more likely to have high blood pressure, heart disease, or a stroke later in life.
More information is needed to understand the link between certain pregnancy problems and heart disease. That's why nuMoM2b Heart Health Study and related research projects are studying many aspects of health. This information will help us take steps to prevent the effects of pregnancy problems later in life.
