**14.1 Maternal morbidity and mortality**

The overall reported mortality rate in PPCM is better than other cardiomyopathy (**Figure 5**) patients approximately 10% in 2 years and 11–29% in 3 years [15]. Cardiac transplantation rates of less than 1–2% per year [15]. The mortality in PPCM patient is commonly caused by progressive pump failure, sudden death, or thromboembolic events. The following factors have been shown to increase the mortality in PPCCM patients (**Table 1**).

PPCM is associated with a significant morbidity including brain injury, cardiopulmonary arrest, fulminant pulmonary edema, thromboembolic complications, an-d defibrillator or pacemaker implantation [36].
