Exploring the healthcare needs and experiences of pregnant women with congenital heart disease: A qualitative study.

Problem: Little is known regarding the healthcare needs and experiences of pregnant women with congenital heart disease (CHD) during pregnancy.

Background: Congenital heart diseases are the most common birth anomalies, and they embrace a wide range of defects ranging from mild to complex and life-threatening defects. Pregnancy carries many physiological and psychological changes that affect pregnant woman with CHD and need special attention and consideration.

Exploring the lived experiences of women with congenital heart disease during pregnancy: A phenomenological study.

Objective: Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are the most common birth anomalies, and they embraced a wide range of defects ranging from mild defects to complex and life-threatening defects. Medical advancement improved children's survival, and more females are reaching childbearing age. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the lived experience of Jordanian pregnant women with CHD during pregnancy.