Cardiovascular Care During Pregnancy
Mothers Center Heart Program
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The Mothers Center Heart Program provides comprehensive clinical care to women with cardiovascular disease who are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy. The program brings together specialists in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cardiology, and Obstetric Anesthesiology to provide clinical care, conduct research, and provide educational opportunities for trainees and practitioners.
Our Services
We offer multidisciplinary maternal cardiovascular management, including:
- Pre-conception counseling for pregnancy risk assessment and pre-pregnancy optimization of cardiovascular health for women with pre-existing conditions, including congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, aortopathy, arrhythmia, pulmonary hypertension, or severe chronic hypertension.
- Prenatal care and delivery planning for women with pre-existing conditions including congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, aortopathy, arrhythmia, pulmonary hypertension, or severe chronic hypertension.
- Management of new onset cardiovascular complications of pregnancy including peripartum cardiomyopathy, pre-eclampsia, and acute coronary syndrome/coronary artery dissection.
- Postpartum cardiovascular risk assessment and counseling on preventive measures in order to reduce the incidence of future pregnancy complications and long-term cardiovascular disease in women; contraception care; postpartum transition of care to internal medicine/cardiology.