Jason Vaught, M.D.

- Director, Labor and Delivery
- Director, Advanced Obstetric Surgery Center
- Robert E. Meyerhoff Professor
- Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Associate Professor of Surgery
Pregnancy is hard on the heart. While you are pregnant, your heart needs to work harder to support the increased blood you and your growing baby need. If you have a pre-existing heart condition, you’re at an increased risk of heart related complications. Our cardio-obstetrics program is specially designed to support you and your child through pregnancy, delivery and recovery.
Cardio-obstetrics combines the obstetric expertise of maternal-fetal medicine specialists alongside the heart expertise of cardiologists. Together, these specialists provide a unique perspective on how to manage your heart condition, helping you and your child during pregnancy. If you have a pre-existing heart condition, such as Marfan syndrome, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias or congenital heart disease you or your baby may require additional care throughout your pregnancy. As part of your prenatal screenings, our team can help with additional fetal echo scans and assist you with managing any possible treatment or therapy needed.
Our program combines the multidisciplinary expertise of cardiology, maternal-fetal medicine, and adult congenital cardiology. We also have access to specialized surgeons and care throughout Johns Hopkins.
Through this program, mothers deliver their baby in the supportive environment of The Johns Hopkins Hospital labor and delivery unit without the risk of being transferred to the cardiac critical care unit.
Moms have the ability to combine their prenatal scans and heart scans into one appointment.
Specialized labor and delivery rooms are equipped with cardiac monitoring systems and newborn beds. This allows for you and your child to remain together, bonding during recovery.
A: No. Studies at Johns Hopkins suggest that mothers with cardiac disease are not at an increased risk of needing a caesarian section (c-section).
Our program sees mothers for a variety of heart and vascular conditions including:
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