Women, who in the study tended to be older than men when they suffered heart attack, were also more likely to have concurrent complications such as diabetes or hypertension．

The excess weight carries with it an increased risk of health complications, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, and arthritis.

If you have high blood pressure or signs of heart, eye, nerve or kidney disease - or other diabetes complications that may be aggravated by pregnancy - you may need treatment before conception.