Maternal mortality due to cardiovascular disease in the Netherlands: a 21-year experience.

CONCLUSION: The maternal cardiovascular mortality ratio is low in the Netherlands and the main causes of maternal cardiovascular mortality are in line with other European reports. In a minority of cases, care factors that were possibly preventable were identified. Women with cardiovascular disease should be properly counselled about the risks of pregnancy and the symptoms of complications. Education of care providers regarding the incidence, presentation and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease during pregnancy is recommended. PMID: 31776914 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Netherlands Heart Journal - November 26, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lameijer H, Schutte JM, Schuitemaker NWE, van Roosmalen JJM, Pieper PG, Dutch Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Committee Tags: Neth Heart J Source Type: research