Denmark

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and utilization of antihypertensive therapies

Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with mortality and morbidity in offspring and mothers. Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) is contra indicated in pregnancy.

Threatened abortion and risk of cancer

Abstract The objective of the study was to investigate an association between TA and the woman’s subsequent increased risk of cancer. We conducted a nationwide cohort study of 105,277 women with a first-time threatened abortion (TA) diagnosis in Denmark (1978-2013) with up to 33 years of follow-up.