Abstract:
Heart disease has re-emerged as one of the leading cause of materFlal mortality in world and
in Sri Lanka it was the major indirect cause of maternal death in 2004. Maternal
complications and poor fetal outcome are also markedly increasing. Description and
analysis of socio demographic features, types of lesions, pain control in labour, modes of
delivery, maternal and fetal outcome are the main objectives. Average ages of cases were
29.2±11.2 (range 17-42) and controls 28.3±10.4. There were statistically significant
differences observed in height and weight.
