What: Mayo Clinic conducted a study that found a digital stethoscope that captured electrical rhythms of the heart and heart sounds and enhanced with AI helped identify twice as many cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy than traditional care.

Why it matters: The results suggest that many pregnant and postpartum women aren’t getting properly diagnosed, in part because “the symptoms, such as shortness of breath when lying down, swelling of hands and feet, weight gain, and rapid heartbeat, can be confused with normal symptoms of pregnancy.”

Source: Mayo Clinic