Obstetric outcome in women with congenital heart disease: A nationwide cohort in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Survival and healthcare for patients with congenital heart disease have improved, and the number of pregnancies among women of childbearing age with congenital heart disease has increased. Our aim was to investigate obstetric outcomes in a large retrospective, national registry study of women with congenital heart disease compared to controls.

Material and methods

The study included women over 18 years of age from the Swedish Registry of Congenital Heart Disease. Each case was matched with 10 controls from Statistics Sweden, based on the mother's birth year and birth county and all were subsequently linked to the Swedish Medical Birth Register. We included 7998 pregnancies in women with congenital heart disease and 84 799 in controls during 1973-2020.

Results

SUBMITTER: Wedlund F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12746183 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature