Migraine Linked To Myriad Of Health Issues During Pregnancy – Study

A migraine can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on one side of the head. It’s often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine attacks can last for hours to days, and the pain can be so severe that it interferes with your daily activities.

Migraines affect up to three times as many women as men, and the condition is most prevalent in your 30s and 40s, which are prime parenting years, reports say.

A recent study conducted at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, has revealed that migraine is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy-related hypertension disorders in mothers and newborns.

According to the lead author of the study, Nils Skajaa, Epidemiologist Department of Clinical Epidemiology,

“Migraine is a disabling condition, common among women of reproductive age. Accumulating evidence shows that migraine in pregnancy may lead to several adverse outcomes in the mother and child, but treatment may alleviate these risks.”

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The study further revealed that maternal migraine was associated with an increased risk of a variety of adverse outcomes, including low birth weight, preterm birth, Cesarean delivery, respiratory distress syndrome, and febrile seizures.

The research team, however, noted that treated migraine was not linked with higher risks of adverse outcomes compared with untreated migraine.

“This suggests that migraine itself, rather than its treatment, is associated with pregnancy complications,” the author said.

Source: sciencedaily.com