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Heart conditions and pregnancy: Know the risks
What about medication?
What signs or symptoms should I report to my health care provider?
Will I be able to breast-feed my baby?
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How does pregnancy affect the heart?
What are the risks?
Do some heart conditions cause more complications than others do?
What about medicine?
How should I prepare for pregnancy?
What can I expect during prenatal visits?
How can I make sure my baby is OK?
How can I prevent complications?
What symptoms should I report to my health care team?
What about labor and delivery?
Will I be able to breastfeed my baby?
What signs or symptoms should I report to my health care provider?
Will I be able to breast-feed my baby?
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How does pregnancy affect the heart?
What are the risks?
Do some heart conditions cause more complications than others do?
What about medicine?
How should I prepare for pregnancy?
What can I expect during prenatal visits?
How can I make sure my baby is OK?
How can I prevent complications?
What symptoms should I report to my health care team?
What about labor and delivery?
Will I be able to breastfeed my baby?
What about medicine?
Medicine that you take during pregnancy can affect your baby. But the benefits often outweigh the risks. If you need medicine to control your heart condition, your health care team will prescribe the safest medicine. And the amount that you take, called the dose, also will be tailored to your needs.
Use the medicine exactly as prescribed. Don't stop taking it or change the dose on your own.
