Emergency Heart Pump Saves Mom After Near-Fatal Labor Scare
Casey Gould faced a life-threatening heart condition discovered during labor when her ejection fraction fell to 13%, prompting an emergency C-section and a days-long ICU coma. Doctors placed an Impella heart pump to support her circulation, and she gradually recovered. Her EF normalized, but future pregnancies remain high-risk and require close monitoring; today she is healthy with her one-year-old son.
