Key result
Multidisciplinary management and risk assessment prevent pregnancy complications in women with heart disease.
Pregnant women with heart disease require risk assessment and multidisciplinary care in specialized centers to prevent complications.
Supports multidisciplinary care for pregnant women with heart disease; leaves open optimal protocols pending prospective validation.
Women with heart disease are at risk of cardiac complications during pregnancy and delivery. Risk assessment should be performed in these women, and the management of pregnancy and delivery should be planned accordingly. Depending on the risk, women should be cared for in specialised centres, regional centres or a combination of both. Multidisciplinary teams must be involved in the care of these women. Adequate organisation of care and communication between the team members is important to prevent complications.
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Petronella G. Pieper (2011) conducted a review in Heart disease in pregnancy. Multidisciplinary management was evaluated. Women with heart disease require careful risk assessment and multidisciplinary management during pregnancy and delivery to prevent complications.
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