Antihypertensive therapy and unplanned maternal postpartum healthcare utilization in patients with mild chronic hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test whether treatment of mild chronic hypertension (CHTN) in pregnancy is associated with lower rates of unplanned maternal healthcare utilization postpartum.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of the CHTN and pregnancy study, a prospective, open-label, pragmatic, multicenter, randomized treatment trial of pregnant people with mild CHTN. All patients with a postpartum follow-up assessment were included. The primary outcome was unplanned healthcare utilization, defined as unplanned postpartum clinic visits, Emergency Department (ED) or triage visits, or unplanned hospital admissions within 6 weeks postpartum. Differences in outcomes were compared between study groups (Active Group: blood pressure goal of<140/90 mm Hg, and Control Group: blood pressure goal of

SUBMITTER: Palatnik A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663106 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature