| • Severity of underlying disease |
| • Complications expected during: pregnancy; peripartum; postpartum |
| • Risk of endocarditis |
| • Risk of maternal death |
| • Care for child if mother dies |
| • Risks to fetus: size, growth, abnormalities, death |
| • Fetal heart scan |
| • Genetic counselling |
| • Teratogenic drugs |
| • Place of delivery and obstetric care |
| • Method of delivery |
| • Need for hospital treatment during pregnancy |
| • State of health after delivery |
| • Number of pregnancies—limitation |
| • Sterilisation after delivery |
| • Cardiac care puerperium and early after pregnancy |