Parenthood Lowers Blood Pressure: Study

(Drugs.com) UPDATED 2010-01-14

Research published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine have found that parents have lower blood pressure than adults who do not have children. Investigators say women were the driving force behind this finding, since women with children had the lowest blood pressure, while women without children had the highest. Read full story >

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Parenthood Lowers Blood Pressure: Study

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