BMI	body mass index
WHO	World Health Organization
PE	pre-eclampsia
GH	gestational hypertension
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
CVD	cardiovascular disease
IR	insulin resistance
HDP	hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
sBP	systolic blood pressure
dBP	diastolic blood pressure
GWG	gestational weight gain
MeSH	Medical Subject Heading
AT	adipose tissue
WC	waist circumference
MetS	metabolic syndrome
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
NO	nitric oxide
RAAS	renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
SNS	sympathetic nervous system
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
DASH	Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
FDA	US Food and Drug Administration
EMA	European Medicines Agency
FIGO	Internal Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
NCD	noncommunicable diseases
PIGF	placental growth factor
PIH	pregnancy-induced hypertension
sFlt-1	soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
IPGs	inositol phosphoglycans
MDA	malondialdehyde
ICAM 1	intercellular adhesion molecule 1
VCAM 1	vascular cell adhesion protein 1