Hello! I just found yesterday, that a friend die while giving birth to a child. She was in her late 20's. She was a healthy young lady. How common is for a healthy woman to die of a heart-attack during child-birth?
Please I need honest answers. I don't need jokes or dumb answers. All I am asking show alittle respect. Thanks!
2007-03-28 03:21:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
it is actually quite rare for something to like that to happy. It is likely that she was NOT as healthy as you and everyone thought she was. She may have had hidden heart problems that were further intensified by labour. Problems during childbirth are, unfortunately, not that rare on the whole. Many things can go wrong with regards to the mother, child or both. They can be the fault of the doctor, a reaction to medications, or an act of God. I'm very sorry for the loss of your friend. I hope that doctor's were at least able to save her child so all does not seem to have happened for nothing. best wishes to her family and to you.
2007-03-28 04:32:23 · answer #1 · answered by kerri c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is no underlying heart problems that hasn't been found and the lady is otherwise healthy the chances of having a heart attack is very, very low.
Most women that are younger and healthy that have heart attack's have blood clot's that they have developed in their leg's or some place during pregnancy and those clot's break lose and run to their heart/brain during labor or after labor causing a heart attack. One of my friend's passed away 3 days after giving birth to her baby in November from a blood clot going to her heart.
However this is not what usually happens and is rare.
2007-03-28 10:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by Dawn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's crazy...I'm sorry for your friend's death. Ive actually never heard of a woman dying while giving birth from a heart attack. I would assume she must have had underlying heart problems. I have heard of women dying from an anuerysm-vessels in head popping from so much straining while pushing. I would say to do some research on it.
2007-03-28 10:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by I luv E's 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's extremely uncommon nowadays for healthy women to die in childbirth for any reason.
I would be interested in hearing if she was on medications or what childbirth-related treatments she was undergoing. I don't know if those might be related.
My condolences to you and your friend's family. Did her child survive?
2007-03-28 10:40:38 · answer #4 · answered by boingo82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A heart attack , or death from other causes can come about instantly, withour regards to one's health. There are many cases where a seemingly health peopson just keels over and dies for no reason.
2007-03-28 10:27:08 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think its all that common. My mother had a heart attack when she was having my little brother, (she's still with us thankfully!) but it turned out she was allergic to a medication used for inducing labor. Maybe your friend (God bless and rest her soul) had something like that happen to her?
2007-03-28 10:32:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very uncommon, it almost never happens. She may have had a heart defect that went undiagnosed all her life. Sorry to hear about your friend.
2007-03-28 10:29:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋