Mode of delivery and peripartum outcome in women with heart disease according to the ESC guidelines: an Italian multicenter study.
L AngeliS FieniA Dall'AstaT GhiS De CarolisS SorrentiF RizzoAnna Nunzia Della GattaG SimonazziG PiluM BenvenutiC LuchiTommaso SimonciniN GaibazziG NiccoliD ArdissinoT FruscaPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2023)
Among pregnant women with heart disease, deviating from the ESC guidelines scheduling cesarean delivery does not seem to improve maternal outcomes and it is associated with worse perinatal outcomes, mainly due to lower gestational age at birth.