Planned vaginal delivery and cardiovascular morbidity in pregnant women with heart disease

Background Although consensus guidelines on the management of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy reserve cesarean delivery for obstetric indications, there is a paucity of data to support this approach. Objective The objective of the study was to compare cardiovascular and obstetric morbidity in women with cardiovascular disease according to the plan for vaginal birth or cesarean delivery. Study Design We assembled a prospective cohort of women...