Heart Disease and Pregnancy: How to do it Safely – Cardio OB Care

Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

The Cardio-OB Clinic takes care of women who either were born with heart disease or acquire heart disease – before pregnancy – during pregnancy and – after pregnancy. Dr. Joanna Ghobrial, Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, and Dr. Katherine Singh, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, talk about the types of patients who they see in the clinic and the multidisciplinary team available to patients who come to the clinic. The changes a woman’s body goes through during pregnancy and the postpartum period can cause extra stress on the body – especially when they have underlying heart disease. Drs. Singh and Ghobrial discuss preconception counselling to understand the risks of pregnancy- and if pregnancy is the option they choose - how their team cares for complex patients to get them through their pregnancy.