[Gestation in patients with heart disease]

A brief report of the special management of pregnant women suffering from heart-disease has been given. There were 188 (0,72%) of all together 26233 deliveries in 170 women with heart-failure. Cesarean section by cardiological indications as a matter of course will be carried out only in few special cases. The management tends to vaginal delivery with shortening the last period by operating. In comparison with the period from 1946 to 1962 the mortality of the mothers decreased from 7,8% to 0,5% the mortality of the infants from 9,8% to 3,2% and the prematurity by weight from 25,5% to 8,5%.