1. Congenital heart disease : Prevention  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Avoid alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy. Doctors should be made aware that a woman is pregnant before prescribing any medications for her. A blood test should be done early in the pregnancy to see if the woman is immune to rubella. If the m...• Reviewer: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.; and Mark A Fogel, MD, FACC, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology, Director of Cardiac MR, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

2. Congenital Heart Disease : Prevention  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Congenital cardiovascular defects cannot be prevented. However, to protect patients with congenital cardiovascular defects from heart infections (endocarditis), the American Heart Association recommends regular dental check-ups to prevent infectio...• Author: Melissa Knopper, Teresa G. Odle, Angela M. Costello