Is it safe to give birth with an activated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A multicentre observational study

CONCLUSIONS: This study shows no evidence that labour and birth in women with an activated ICD are unsafe, as there were no ventricular arrhythmias or inappropriate therapy. In addition, most patients prefer an activated ICD during labour.PMID:38326282 | DOI:10.1111/1471-0528.17777

Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - February 7, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Willeke van der Stuijt Kirsten M Kooiman Jolien A de Veld Shari Pepplinkhuizen Louise R A Olde Nordkamp Martijn A Oudijk Arthur A M Wilde Lonneke Smeding Reinoud E Knops Source Type: research