Maternal Heart Program

A Proven Approach

Studies have shown specialized care and a collaborative approach are important to managing the increased risks that pregnancy poses to women with heart disease, including:

• Arrhythmias (irregular heart beat)
• Pulmonary edema (excess fluid in the lungs)
• Premature birth
• Poor fetal growth
• A congenital heart defect in your baby

Patient Benefits

We offer mothers-to-be with heart disease:

• Convenient “one-stop” appointments at the Pavilion for Women for all clinic services except maternal echocardiograms (ECHOs)
• Pre-conception counseling with a maternal-fetal-medicine specialist and a cardiologist, who together can assess your personal risk of pregnancy
• Improved communication and coordination across your medical team, critical success factors in your high-risk pregnancy
• Experts with years of experience treating pregnant women with heart disease
• The most advanced technologies and treatments available for high-risk pregnancies and births, a hallmark of the Pavilion for Women
• New hope for those with congenital or acquired heart problems
• Close collaboration with your obstetrician
• Increased confidence and peace of mind, knowing your medical team is on the same page
• Access to fetal and neonatal specialists, should your baby have any health problems in the womb or after delivery

We do more than help patients have successful pregnancies. 

Our specialists are dedicated to ongoing research and education on women’s heart health and pregnancy. We continue to advance the understanding and treatment of these high-risk pregnancies, for healthier moms and children.