Heart issues around pregnancy can be life-threatening, but they're often missed. Two moms share their experiences and the doctor making sure more women survive.

Johnson-Dean finally insisted she go to the emergency room. Doctors discovered she was suffering from peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare condition in which the heart weakens that can happen in the last ...

Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly disease that disproportionately affects Black mothers.