Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, and Postpartum Care in Women with Cardiovascular Disease
Guest: Carl Rose, M.D.
Guest: Katie Young, M.D.
Guest: Katherine Arendt, M.D.
Host: Marysia Tweet, M.D., M.S.
Where patients deliver babies matters, particularly for women with cardiac disease. In this episode, Dr. Marysia Tweet interviews three experts on CVD, OB, and anesthesia. High-risk centers provide 24/7 in-house obstetric anesthesia and multidisciplinary resources that support anticipatory planning and rapid response to obstetric, cardiovascular, and anesthesia emergencies during labor and delivery. Whenever possible, cardiac obstetric patients should be managed by a multidisciplinary Pregnancy Heart Team from preconception to delivery to optimize planning and outcomes.
Topics Discussed:
• Role of an obstetric anesthesiologist on a labor and delivery unit
• Coordination of cardiology, OB anesthesia, MFM, and nursing care during labor and delivery
• Cardiac indications for assisted vaginal delivery and cesarean delivery
• Telemetry and ICU level monitoring postpartum