12/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/15/2025 10:17
Renata McGrew, a 44-year-old woman with advanced heart failure faced an unexpected and extremely high-risk pregnancy - but through close collaboration between UMMC's heart failure specialists and maternal-fetal medicine team, she received the advanced care needed to carry her pregnancy and deliver her son. Following delivery, she experienced cardiogenic shock and was stabilized with mechanical circulatory support before receiving an implantable heart pump. Today, both mother and baby are thriving.