This was missed by doctors when she was pregnant with her first son, Nathan, who she gave birth to in 2007, as doctors told her she had anxiety. She made a full recovery after the ...

A mum-of-two has a rare disease which means pregnancy could kill her - and has been warned she may die if she has a third baby. Rebecca Smith, 35, suffers from peripartum cardiomyopathy - a rare ...

Morgan Hughes, 23, developed a rare heart condition called peripartum cardiomyopathy, her grieving father said.

also called peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare form of heart failure that happens when the heart muscle weakens toward the end of pregnancy or up to about five months following delivery.