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Women who breastfeed, especially those with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), appear to have greater protection against long-term atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), suggest the results of a study presented at SMFM 2025.

The postpartum use of diuretics can reduce persistent hypertension in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis presented at SMFM 2025.

For survivors of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) with atrial fibrillation (AF), the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) works to prevent ischaemic stroke events, but this benefit appears to be offset by major bleeding side effects, as shown in the open-label, phase III PRESTIGE-AF trial.

Data presented at SMFM 2025 favour nifedipine over labetalol for the management of hypertension in the postpartum period.