/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1009/all en /newsroom/channels/news/pregnancy-related-conditions-taken-together-leave-moms-and-dads-risk-282694 <p>Research has already shown that women who develop either diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease years later. Now, a new study from a team at the Research Institute of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University shows that the risk of developing those conditions post pregnancy is drastically higher if the women had both diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy. The study, published today in the <em>American Journal of Epidemiology</em>, doesn’t end with the mother’s risks.</p> Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:51:30 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32666 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/diabetes-we-are-it-together-232617 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:29:13 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 19647 at /newsroom