Heart Disease and Pregnancy: How To Do It Safely Cardio OB Care

For more information about Cleveland Clinic’s Cardio-Obstetrics Clinic, please visit 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. Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center Joanna Ghobrial, MD and maternal fetal medicine specialist Katherine Singh, MD, 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. They 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. ▶Share this video with others: ▶