Pregnancy in women with mechanical heart valves carries high risks, with only a 58% chance of an uncomplicated live birth, highlighting the critical need for prepregnancy counseling and centralized care.
Women with an MHV have only a 58% chance of experiencing an uncomplicated pregnancy with a live birth. The markedly increased mortality and morbidity warrant extensive prepregnancy counseling and centralization of care.
Hagen et al. (Tue,) studied this question.