The role of multidisciplinary care for a pregnant woman with a positive cardiological history in everyday medical practice

Abstract

Reducing maternal mortality is a global health goal of the World Health Organization. While the number of perinatal deaths from hemorrhage and infection is declining, the number of deaths related to heart disease is on the rise and is now the most important cause in Western countries. The aim of expert societies is to define contemporary, diagnostic-specific outcomes in pregnant women with heart disease. Knowing about your cardiovascular risk during pregnancy is crucial for pre-contraceptive counseling. In the process of organizing care for a pregnant woman with cardiovascular diseases, a multidimensional approach to the problem is important, involving close cooperation between the cardiological and gynecological teams. Despite numerous publications, more studies are still needed to broaden the knowledge of cardiological care in pregnant women. The data obtained from the registers created on the initiative of the European Society of Cardiology, headed by the ROPAC register, seem promising.