Key result
Maternal CHD linked to different labor onset and delivery modes versus women without CHD.
Why the study?
More women with congenital heart disease are reaching child-bearing age and becoming pregnant, raising concerns about how maternal CHD influences labor and delivery.
Does maternal congenital heart disease influence labor onset and delivery methods compared to women without heart disease?
Does maternal congenital heart disease influence labor onset and delivery methods compared to women without heart disease?
Individualized delivery planning is prudent in maternal CHD; extends observational evidence but leaves management implications open.
( Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand . 2025;104:666–675. doi: 10.1111/aogs.15064.) Over the past few decades, more women with congenital heart disease (CHD) have reached child-bearing age and become pregnant, raising concerns about how their heart condition may influence labor and delivery. This study used statistical models to explore the differences in labor onset and delivery methods between women with and without CHD, as well as to analyze how these trends have changed over time. Using data from a nationwide Norwegian cohort spanning from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 2014, researchers examined childbirths categorized by the severity of maternal CHD (classified as mild, moderate/severe, or other CHD) compared with childbirths in women without any heart disease.
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Sandberg et al. (2026) studied this question. Women with congenital heart disease had statistically different labor onset and delivery modes compared to those without CHD, as shown in a nationwide Norwegian cohort.
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