Pregnancy and Heart Health—What Women Should Know Franciscan Health Doc Pod
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Pregnancy is a happy time for many women, but it’s also a time when the body is undergoing unprecedented stress, especially related to the heart health of mothers. Most women with a heart condition can safely become pregnant and deliver a healthy baby, but cardiovascular disease does complicate about four out of 100 pregnancies. It also is a leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths.
Pregnancy is a happy time for many women, but it’s also a time when the body is undergoing unprecedented stress, especially related to the heart health of mothers. Most women with a heart condition can safely become pregnant and deliver a healthy baby, but cardiovascular disease does complicate about four out of 100 pregnancies. It also is a leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths.