Pregnancy in teenagers with heart disease.

Pregnancy in teenagers with heart disease. Arch Cardiol Mex. 2020;90(1):81-85 Authors: Cossío-Aranda JE, Gaspar-Hernández J, Juanico-Enriquez A, Rodríguez-Rosales F, López-Jaramillo AM, A-Becerra-Vázquez D, Pinal-Moreno E, Díaz-Jiménez MJ, Velázquez-Ramírez N, Cortés-Bonilla M, Ruiz-Toral A, Pérez-Leos D, Buendía-Hernández A, Chávez-Domínguez R, Cardona-Pérez JA, Martínez-Ríos M, Reguera GF Abstract The prevalence of pregnancy in adolescent women is high in Mexico and represents a public health problem. The pregnant teenager with heart disease has a high probability of complications during pregnancy and the delivery, which carries a risk of death of both the mother and the product. In many cases the pregnancy should have been avoided, planned or interrupted, however the majority at this age is vulnerable and although certain cases must be interrupted by their high risk of maternal-fetal death, prevention and legal aspects should be considered. In some cases the woman wants a pregnancy although her health condition does not allow it, but there are options of adoption or recourse to a surrogate belly. In response to this growing social problem, the National Cardiology Institute Ignacio Chávez and National Institute of Perinatology, with the coordination of Ministry of Health in Mexico, started a pregnancy prevention module within a clinic of follow-up of cardiopathy and pregnancy. This review raises the global proble...
Source: Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Arch Cardiol Mex Source Type: research