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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Women who give birth after 40 have higher risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke later in life 40歲之後才生小孩的女性，心臟病發或中風風險較高
高齡產婦的心臟病發或中風風險較高。（情境照）
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Women who give birth after 40 are putting themselves at greater risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke later in life compared to those having children at a younger age, new research suggests.
新研究顯示，40歲之後才生小孩的女性，讓自己比較年輕生小孩者，置身於較高的心臟病發或中風風險。
The study, presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, examined data involving more than 72,000 women, of whom 3,300 reported that they became pregnant late in life.
這份研究在洛杉磯的「美國中風協會」國際中風研討會上發表，研究檢視7萬2000多名女性，其中3300人是年紀較大才懷孕。
The researchers compared their rates of stroke, heart attack and cardiovascular death over 12 years of follow up with women who were pregnant at a younger age.
研究人員比較她們和較年輕懷孕者，在生小孩後12年間，因中風、心臟病發和心血管疾病的死亡率。
They found that 2.4 per cent of women who were pregnant at a younger age were at risk of ischemic stroke – which occurs when an artery to the brain is blocked - compared to 3.8 per cent of women who got pregnant over the age of 40.
他們發現，較年輕懷孕的女性面臨缺血性腦中風風險的比率為2.4%，也就是連到大腦的動脈阻塞，40歲後才懷孕的女性則為3.8%。
新聞辭典
give birth：片語，生產，激發出。例句：This extraordinary experience gave birth to his latest novel.（這個不尋常的經驗激發他寫出這本最新小說。）
stroke：名詞，中風。例句：She suffered a stroke which left her unable to speak.（她中風了，因此不能說話。）
block：動詞，阻塞。例句：My view was blocked by a tall man in front of me.（我的視線被前面的高個男擋住了。）
