[Delivery in women with heart diseases]

Pregnancy, child-bearing and puerperium raise different problems in front of obstetricians and gynecologist in regard to the type and gravidity of concomitant cardiac defects. During the time period of 1985-1989 the number of child-bearing women with cardiac diseases has increased about 7 times where 76.3% of them aged from 21 to 30 years. With acquired valvular defects were 152 of them (62.2%) with congenital defects were 58 (23.5%) and with vascular diseases--34 (13.9%). A normal birth rate was 41.1% and a caesarean birth--44.1%. Conclusions are drawn and advice are offered considering methods of delivery and behavior throughout pregnancy and puerperium.