According to the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audit and Confidential Enquiries (MBRRACE-UK’s) 2023 report, cardiac disease was a leading cause of maternal mortality during the peripartum to a year postpartum – contributing to 14% of all maternal deaths in the UK.
Author Sub-editor: Dr Joshua Rowland Dr Joshua Rowland is a cardiology registrar working in the North West Deanery. He graduated from the University of Manchester
Authors Sub-editor: Sameer Zaman Heartbeat Sub-Editor: Padraig O Drisceoil Dr Pádraig Ó Drisceoil is a Cardiology Speciality Trainee from the Wessex Deanery, who is currently an
