# Peripartum cardiomyopathy

Condition · id `core:peripartum-cardiomyopathy` · Maternal & Newborn Atlas · release `c7fb95f1d15a7d13` (public)

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## In plain language

A rare kind of heart muscle disease in which the heart enlarges and weakens late in pregnancy or in the months after delivery.

## Technical summary

MeSH concept M000768052, the preferred concept of descriptor D000099088 (introduced in 2025), describes peripartum cardiomyopathy as an uncommon form of dilated cardiomyopathy in which the heart enlarges and weakens, during the final month of pregnancy or up to five months after delivery. This identity states no cause, risk, diagnostic criterion or treatment.

## Connected pages

- Related to: High blood pressure after birth (mother) (`maternal:postpartum-hypertension`)

## Provenance

Content hash: 9dbe642fa9a22a1d194d7f945163693f5c2d6d059d488f46ac8b862618e517bd
Last substantive edit: 2026-10-14
Evidence last checked: 2026-10-14