Welcoming home a new baby can be exciting but also can be very busy, with parents focused solely on the health of their newborn.
But the health of new mothers can be just as big of a concern.
Extreme swelling and fatigue are just two of the symptoms Christi LeClair experienced for years.
“Definitely been symptomatic since having my first child in 1996,” she recalled.
It took nearly two decades to learn that what was dismissed as normal pregnancy symptoms were actually warning signs of heart failure.
Doctor Minisha Kochar says it’s common for heart issues to fly under the radar in women.
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