Is it safe to give birth with an activated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A multicentre observational study.

Willeke van der StuijtKirsten M KooimanJolien A de VeldShari PepplinkhuizenLouise R A Olde NordkampMartijn A OudijkArthur A M WildeLonneke SmedingReinoud E Knops

Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2024)

This study shows no evidence that labour and birth in women with an activated ICD are unsafe, as there were no ventricular arrhythmias or inappropriate therapy. In addition, most patients prefer an activated ICD during labour.

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