Key result
Pregnant women with congenital heart disease experienced high rates of complications, including sustained arrhythmia in 41%, preterm birth in 67%, and a maternal cardiac death rate of 9%.
Why the study?
What are the cardiac, obstetric, and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with congenital heart disease?
Population
74 pregnant women with congenital heart disease admitted to the obstetric ward of a tertiary care centre.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
During pregnancy, labour, and puerperium
Authors
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Small Indian cohort adds regional prevalence/outcome data on CHD in pregnancy; leaves generalizability and management implications open.
Observational (n=74)
No
What are the cardiac, obstetric, and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with congenital heart disease?
Pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease is associated with high rates of maternal and neonatal complications, emphasizing the need for early diagnosis and specialized multidisciplinary care.
Adhikari et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Congenital heart disease in pregnancy (n=74). Congenital heart disease was evaluated on Maternal and neonatal complications. Pregnant women with congenital heart disease experienced high rates of complications, including sustained arrhythmia in 41%, preterm birth in 67%, and a maternal cardiac death rate of 9%.
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