BostonWomen exposed to forever chemicals were twice as likely to develop late-pregnancy hypertension.

First-time mothers and women carrying girls showed the strongest risk, Northeastern University researchers found.

They measured the chemicals in blood from 548 pregnant women at 16-20 weeks, then tracked blood pressure at 16-20 and 24-28 weeks.

Northeastern says knowing who is most vulnerable could help clinicians catch dangerous blood pressure spikes earlier.

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isolates elevated risk for first-time mothers and those carrying females; links PFAS C-F bond persistence to hypertension threshold doubling

Sources: Phys.org