>> Researchers are reminding expecting moms about the importance of heart health and
here in the US the leading
cause of pregnancy related
deaths is cardiovascular
disease and cardio myopathy
that accounts for one in 4 of
all maternal deaths, a new
study by the American Heart
Association found improving
heart health can not only lead
to a healthy pregnancy. Also
improve a woman’s heart help
long term. Sarah to talk more
about this doctor sawmill those
it. He is a cardiologist with
the sentence Saint Vincent’s
thank you so much for coming on
Q. Something we don’t think
about as as a pregnant woman,
myself I’m thinking about my
baby, not really my own hot art
and other problems that could
happen so explain. Why issues
can come up
during pregnancy.
>> your blood volume during
pregnancy actually increases by
50% to putting enormous strain
on your heart.
So most people can can adapt to
this but there are
people that during pregnancy
have other complications like
high blood pressure.
Your heart can become weak
arrhythmias can occur abnormal
heartbeat can occur more
frequently just because of the
strain put on the heart.
Yeah, so.
>> What are some signs and
symptoms of shortness of breath
like what should you be looking
out for kids.
I feel like other things come
up that just because you’re
pregnant you’re carry more way
it’s hard to tell what could be
linked to the heart.
>> So you’re going to so many
changes during pregnancy, it’s
really hard to tell what’s
normal and abnormal in
each person. The best thing to
do is get a regular checkup,
which most women do. I
think this study that has
recently come out just shows
that you know that be due winds
can do a lot to prevent.
Been to that prevent a bad
things happening later in I
think that’s the take home 8
really a young people obviously
when you’re pregnant, you’re
not worried about heart disease
later in your life but it’s a
really it’s a wake-up call that
you know we can prevent things
later in life to having
healthy pregnancies.
>> And so another part of this
is there could be issues that
come up and they last to be on
pregnancy talk about that how
how can kind of change your
body forever. Sure so we’ve all
known that health early in life
does affect health later in
life. Pregnancy is no If you
have high blood pressure during
pregnancy. If you have any
other cardiac problems during
pregnancy are much more likely
10 years even 10 years later.
>> To have signs of heart
disease and to have progressive
heart disease so the take home
is really
diet exercise.
Smoking cessation. You know,
obviously no alcohol during
pregnancy but even
moderation afterwards, the
typical things that we talk
about your heart disease are
very important.
During and after pregnancy to
prevent things down the road.
>> And this one of the reasons
to I know my obese always like
is there anything going on
abnormal. I mean this is this
is one of those opportunities,
you’re seeing a doctor so often
when they’re pregnant. You
should really tell them every
single little thing right
because it could be absolute
actual issue. Yeah I think I
think that’s that’s really the
key thing during pregnancy
you’re seeing a doctor
regularly. You have these
regular checkups. I think it
really allows doctors to.
Educate their patients that you
know what you do now as a young
woman can affect you.
Later on in life and really
affect your health.
>> And when they say one in 4
maternal deaths is that during
birth itself during pregnancy
right after its during
pregnancy and during birth
there’s a there’s a lot of
diseases that occur in the
heart right after pregnancy as
well. So those are all kind
it’s all part of that
statistic if somebody is having
heart issues when they’re
pregnant and they’re already
priced in already pregnant
already in there.
What should prepare for as far
as birth goes because I know
that’s a very stressful time
that’s probably a lot of stress
on your heart as well, but
there’s a whole different feel
to know that you and for
high-risk pregnancy. So you’ll
probably be
put in the high-risk category
you have a cardiologist
president for throughout your
pregnancy as well checking in
on you.
>> There are there are women
that have bad heart disease
that we recommend not become
pregnant again because
of the huge risk it poses both
to the mother and the child so
unfortunately some people are
unable have kids because of the
heart disease, but for the most
part. We can manage their heart
disease
throughout pregnancy as elect a
physiologist the heart of them
doctor, we have many women that
have arrhythmias before
pregnancy, they get worse
during pregnancy that we have
to manage and sometimes we just
have to say you know you’re
going to be a little
uncomfortable at times but
there’s not a lot we can do
because the medications we use
can be toxic to the fetus yeah
absolutely so it’s important.
>> Exercise eat right even when
you have those cravings and
making sure that you get out