Depression During Pregnancy, Post-Delivery Raises Heart Disease Risk: Study

The study identified the most significant associations with elevated risks of high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease, and heart failure. (Credit: image by senivpetro on Freepik)

Having depression during pregnancy or after giving birth raises heart disease risk in women, a new study revealed.

Researchers noted that perinatal depression in women elevates the likelihood of cardiovascular disease for up to two decades, compared to women who have not experienced such depressive episodes during pregnancy or after childbirth.