Pregnancy & Postpartum Heart Health

Wakisha Stewart, a mother, wife, and nurse, shares her experience of having a postpartum heart attack at the age of 31.

Can breastfeeding reduce our risk of cardiovascular disease? The American Heart Association describes the many ways that breastfeeding benefits both babies and birthing parents.

How can we lower our cardiovascular risk when we have a history of pregnancy complications?

This video, from Harvard Medical Grand Rounds, includes several presentations on reproductive health for medical providers in internal medicine.

Complications during pregnancy can lead to cardiovascular risk down the road, including the risk of heart failure.

Keeping your heart healthy during and after pregnancy is possible and may be easier than you think.

There is growing data showing the link between complications during pregnancy and risk for future heart disease.

An overview for people with a heart condition on how that might affect pregnancy, what risks exist, and how to prepare.

A video overview of a new study that showed that women who experienced hot flashes and night sweats during menopause were also more likely to have high blood pressure during pregnancy. Both are indicators of a higher risk of heart disease.

A heart-healthy pregnancy is possible, even for people with a personal or family history of heart disease.

Men and women seem to experience arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats, differently, in part due to different hormone levels.

This article discusses some of the most common heart conditions seen during pregnancy, describes what those conditions mean, and gives recommendations.