[Cardiopathies, pregnancy and labor in our hospital practice. Clinical cases from 1969 to 1987]. / Cardiopatie, gravidanza e parto nella nostra practica ospedaliera. Casistica clinica dal 1969 al 1987.

The behaviour of cardiopathies and the prognosis for labour was studied in 44 pregnant women with heart disease admitted to Muscatello Hospital Augusta in 1969-87. Improved cardiological and obstetric treatment together with the interdisciplinary approach adopted since 1971 eliminated maternal deaths and drastically reduced complications in pregnancies. Caesarian section was adopted in all but class I cases and was well tolerated. Puerperium passed without incident and the patients were up by the second or third day, released on day 8. There was also a distinct improvement in foetal prognosis with fewer small for date births and only one death due to foetal immaturity.