Aim:– To study the cardiac status in the peripartum period by 2D–echocardiography by studying the systolic and diastolic left ventricular function and also clinical examination. Materials and methods:– 50 females in the peripartum period in the reproductive age group were selected randomly. A control group of 50 healthy non–pregnant females of similar age group were included in the study. Detailed history and clinical examination was done as per protocol. Routine investigations and echocardiography was done. Results:– The two groups were comparable in respect to age and height. The comparision of weight and BMI was found to be statistically significant. The blood pressure in the two groups were found to have a mean blood pressure of 114 ± 2.58 mm Hg and 113.4 ± 7.17 mmHg(Z=1.80, p>0.05) respectively in the case and control groups. This was statistically insignificant. The mean arterial arterial pressure showed a mean of 86.7 ± 3.56 and 85.5 ± 6.06(Z=5.73, p<0.05) in the case and control groups, which was statistically significant. The systolic function as a whole did not show statistically significant difference between the case and control groups except a slight increase in LA size. The diastolic function parameters showed a statistically significant difference in the case and control groups. Conclusion:– The study showed that body weight and BMI increase in the peripartum period. There is no systolic dysfunction in the peripartum period, though LA size increases. There is no diastolic dysfunction. E and A wave velocities increases but the ratio E/A is normal. IVRT and DT decreases in the peripartum period