A new study suggests that women who
have had more children may have a lower risk of stroke and certain types of
brain injury later in life.
The research found that a
greater number of live births was associated with a reduced risk of stroke and
“covert brain infarcts”, silent brain injuries detectable through imaging.
The findings are considered
important, particularly as women are known to experience strokes more
frequently than men in some age groups.
The study, titled “Number of Live Births as a Protective Factor Against Clinical and Covert Brain Infarcts: The Framingham Heart Study,” was published in the April






