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How Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy Makes Maternal Mortality a Hundred Times Higher

To celebrate World Heart Day on September 29, Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation is highlighting the importance of cardiovascular care for women during pregnancy, something that is still too infrequently taken into account. If a woman with a cardiac disease doesn’t receive appropriate care during pregnancy, the risk of complications for her baby is 15 times higher and her risk of death is 100 times higher.

How Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy Makes Maternal Mortality a Hundred Times Higher

Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation has compiled a list of 10 frequently asked questions for this important time in a woman’s life: before conception, during pregnancy, and after delivery with a special focus on women who already have a cardiovascular disease before becoming pregnant. Cardiovascular complications during pregnancy also increase the risk of developing a cardiovascular disease later in life, especially at menopause, so it’s critical that these women receive support and specific follow-up during this period. Download the press release

 
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The Women's Heart Bus returns to Lille on September 21, 2022

The Women's Heart Bus sets up in Lille on Wednesday September 21, in partnership with the city council and all local healthcare players. After visiting 15 cities since its launch in 2021, this mobile screening and prevention operation - the largest ever carried out in France - is back on the [...]

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The return of the Women's Heart Bus, 8 new stages between now and the end of 2024

In the space of three years, the Women's Heart Bus has become an integral part of the national prevention landscape, becoming the largest screening operation for cardiovascular disease among women. More than 12,000 women have already benefited from this free service, and have been reintegrated [...]

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