A recent 2025 reports that women under 50 with a history of
pregnancy complications face a higher risk of ischemic stroke. Conditions such as
hypertensive disorders of pregnancy,
gestational diabetes,
preterm birth,
small-for-gestational-age infants, stillbirth, and miscarriage were more common among stroke patients than those without
. The risk was especially elevated for strokes linked to large artery disease in women with prior
hypertensive disorders,
preterm births or
small-for-gestational-age deliveries.
