Effects of lactation on postpartum blood pressure among women with gestational hypertension and preeclampsia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at an increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in later life. Lactation has been associated with a reduced risk of maternal hypertension, both in the postpartum period and later life. However, little is known about whether lactation is also cardioprotective in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy such as preeclampsia or gestational hypertension.

Objective

This study aimed to characterize the relationship between lactation and postpartum blood pressure among women with preeclampsia and gestational hypertension.

Study design

Data were obtained from women who participated in the Prenatal Exposures and Preeclampsia Prevention study (n = 379; 66% African American; 85% over

SUBMITTER: Countouris ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4967398 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature