Placenta-related complications in women carrying a foetus with congenital heart disease.

Introduction: Recent studies pointed to an intrinsically angiogenic imbalance in CHD in the maternal and foetal circulation suggestive of impaired placentation.

Objectives: To assess whether pregnant women with a CHD foetus are at greater risk of placenta-related complications.

Methods: Perinatal results of women with a CDH foetus were compared with those of a non-selected population followed up at our centre.