Using MESA medical record and survey data collected from more than 3,400 women, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to evidence that women who have given birth five or more times were more likely than those who had fewer births to have more risk factors for heart disease, including obesity, high blood pressure and inadequate physical activity. Learn more about this MESA study by clicking the link below.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/high-number-of-births-linked-to-worse-cardiovascular-health-among-mothers