Health Dictionary
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Cardiac disease in pregnancy labor and delivery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The preferred route of delivery is vaginal, but a C-section may be required in some cases.
Labor and Delivery
Labor and Delivery
Indications for C-Section
- Traditional obstetric indications
- Warfarin anticoagulation
- Severe pulmonary hypertension
- In the presence of fixed obstructive congenital lesions sudden BP changes may be dangerous
- Unstable aorta, for instance in the Marfan’s syndrome patient if the aorta is >40 mm or is increasing in size during pregnancy.
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