Prepregnancy Lipids Predict HDP Risk A large Swedish cohort found cardiometabolic biomarkers measured up to decades before pregnancy were associated with hypertensive disorders — with risk apparent even below standard diagnostic thresholds. By Andrea Surnit May 5, 2026 4 min Conexiant Share Summary Takeaways Listen Quiz Poll Top Institutions Top Institutions in Obgyn Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology. #1 Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, MA Key Differentiators Obstetrics Maternal-Fetal Medicine #2 Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden Key Differentiators Obstetrics Fetal Medicine #3 Amsterdam UMC and Amsterdam Reproduction & Development (AR&D) Amsterdam, Netherlands Key Differentiators Obstetrics Reproductive Medicine