2024
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17777
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Is it safe to give birth with an activated implantable cardioverter–defibrillator: A multicentre observational study

Willeke van der Stuijt,
Kirsten M. Kooiman,
Jolien A. de Veld
et al.

Abstract: ObjectiveData and guidelines are lacking, so implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) are often deactivated during labour to prevent inappropriate shocks. This study aimed to ascertain the safety of an activated ICD during labour.DesignAn observational study was performed.SettingDutch hospitals.Population or SampleA total of 41 childbirths were included of 26 patients who gave birth between February 2009 and November 2018 after receiving an ICD in our tertiary hospital. Five of these childbirths were att… Show more

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