Tag William T. Schnettler MD FACOG

Pregnancy dramatically increases the demands on a woman’s heart. Both stroke volume and cardiac output increase significantly in response to a number of factors, including increased oxygen demands by the growing fetus, the enlarging breasts, and the enlarging uterus; increased…

Pregnant women with heart disease have an increased risk of both maternal and fetal complications. Given that an estimated 1 million women in the United States have underlying congenital heart disease, the likelihood that a health care provider will care…