Typically peripartum cardiomyopathy presents between 32 weeks gestation and 6 months postpartum, and is more common in some countries than others (approximately 1 : 3000 in USA, 1 : 300 in Haiti) (Sliwa et al, 2006). The causes are poorly understood. With appropriate heart failure medication,
women have a higher rate of recovery compared to other cardiomyopathies.