A baby was born to a woman with a heart transplant in the University Hospital Brno, which was only the second case in the Czech Republic, Petr Nemec, director of the Brno Cardiovascular and Transplantation Surgery Centre, told CTK today.
Both the mother and her new-born daughter are in a good condition, though doctors do not recommend to women with such a transplant that they be pregnant, Nemec said.
In the Czech Republic, the first such a case occurred in Prague in 2011. The woman was two years after the transplantation. A daughter was born to her.
The woman, 31, who give birth to her daughter on Monday, had a heart transplanted 19 years ago as she suffered from a congenital defect of the cardiac muscle.
"The woman, who was 12 at the time of the transplantation, is only the second mother with a heart transplant in the Czech Republic," Nemec said.
"This is truly unique and we are very happy," he added.
After the surgery, the woman lived without any complications, being watched by doctors.
However, experts still warn that this type of pregnancy after a heart transplant is highly risky.
"During the pregnancy, the mother is threatened with heart rejection and the problem continues early after the delivery," doctor Marie Osmerova said.
"The reason is the need to discontinue the administration of some drugs against rejection as they can have a toxic effect on the foetus," she added.
There are only tens of finished pregnancies of mothers with a heart transplant in the world.In the Czech Republic, the first such a case occurred in Prague in 2011. The woman was two years after the transplantation. A daughter was born to her.
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