What do we know about women with peripartum cardiomyopathy?
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Harshida Patel, PhD, MSC, Inst. Health Care & Science, Inst. of Health Care & Science, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Maria I. A. Schaufelberger, PhD, Inst. of medicine, Sahlgrenska academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Meidicine, Gothenburg, Sweden; Cecily Begley, PhD, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Marie Berg, PhD, Inst. of Health care and Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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To fill the knowledge gap of peripartum cardiomyopathy in health care personnel. To prompt timely diagnosis and avoid unnecessary suffering it is important to listen seriously to, and respect, women's narratives and act on expressions of symptoms of peripartum cardiomyopathy, even those overlapping normal pregnancy symptoms.
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.
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| Keywords | Peripartum Cardiomyopathy; Pregnancy; Heart Disease and Symptoms |
| Name | 44th Biennial Convention |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Date | 2017 |
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