Table 1

 Baseline characteristics

Total population (n = 83)Patients with successful pregnancies (n = 26)
NA, not applicable; NYHA, New York Heart Association; RV, right ventricular.
Age at inclusion (years)28.7 (6.70)NA
Age at repair (years)4.4 (3.8)NA
Age at pregnancy (years)NA28.4 (4.42)
Surgeries before or after repair
    Blalock Taussig shunt11%4%
    Waterston shunt21%31%
    RV outflow tract procedure13%23%
    Pulmonary valve replacement17%19%
Residual defects
    Tricuspid regurgitation33%42%
    Pulmonary stenosis35%46%
    Pulmonary regurgitation87%85%
    Ventricular septal defect19%39%
Co-morbidity22 (26.5%)NA
    Mental disability6 (27.3%)NA
    Gynaecological4 (18.2%)NA
    Scoliosis4 (18.2%)NA
    Various8 (36.4%)NA
Fertility problems5 (6.0%)NA
NYHA class I before first pregnancyNA100%