Abstract
Home birth is becoming increasingly popular. Labour in the privacy and comfort of a familiar environment has clear appeal. Home birth is usually as safe for low-risk women with appropriate prenatal care. Yet events during delivery can be unpredictable and may be stressful for unprepared family members. Here we report a case of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken-heart syndrome, in a relative attending an impromptu home delivery. Thus, while home delivery is generally safe for the mother we ask: is it safe for everyone involved?
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 166-8 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Obstetric Medicine |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- home birth
- stress-induced cardiomyopathy
- Tako-tsubo