Women who smoke and seek out assisted reproductive technology should be counselled on the risk of heart disease later in life. Photo: AFP
Mothers who smoke and have a preterm birth more than triple their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research in more than 900,000 mothers published recently in the European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology.
The risk of maternal CVD increased in a dose response relationship with the number and severity of preterm births.
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