title: Postpartum myocardial infarction: a rehabilitation challenge.
abstract: Myocardial infarction in pregnancy or the puerperium is an uncommon occurrence. Thus, when young pregnant women sustain a myocardial infarction, they present a complex challenge to cardiovascular nurses. Issues such as female gender, young age, and child-bonding must be considered in addition to assisting the recovery from the myocardial infarction itself. This case study describes the rehabilitative nursing care of a young woman who sustained a postpartum myocardial infarction.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Taubman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*