While overall stroke risk is low in women of childbearing age, the peripartum and early postpartum periods represent a peak window of vulnerability.
Overall risk of stroke was low in women of childbearing age, but stroke risk peaks in the peripartum and early postpartum periods. Future work should address factors that contribute to this increased risk in order to develop approaches to attenuate risk.
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