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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?
Content
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 symptoms should I report to my health care team?
Call your health care team right away if you have any symptoms that concern you. Symptoms of a heart problem can include:
- Trouble breathing or any shortness of breath.
- Pounding, fast or unusual heartbeat.
- Chest or belly pain.
- A bloody cough or coughing at night.
- Swelling in the lower body, such as in the legs or feet.
- Extreme tiredness.
- A faint, woozy, weak or unsteady feeling.
- A headache that keeps getting worse.
