The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, was not designed to look directly at the long-held notion of so-called baby brain - the brain fog and memory problems that some women say ...

Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnant test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees patients for the first time just weeks or even days before they give birth.

Clinical measures and biomarkers during pregnancy, including hs-cTnI and sFlt-1, can help identify women at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life.