{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Andraweera PH"],"funding":["National Health and Medical Research Council"],"pagination":["e0271722"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9302856"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(7)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>We aimed to assess women's perceptions on the long-term risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) after major pregnancy complications.<h4>Methods</h4>Women who experienced major pregnancy complications and those who experienced uncomplicated pregnancies were invited to participate in a qualitative study. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and self-administered questionnaires were used to explore: The knowledge of long-term sequelae after experiencing a major pregnancy complication; Importance of education on heart health; The practicality of referral to a clinic after pregnancy complications; Willingness for regular postpartum clinic visits after pregnancy complications. A thematic qualitative analysis was undertaken.<h4>Results</h4>26 women participated in four FGDs. The majority of women did not know of the association between major pregnancy complications and CVD. The main views expressed were: Women who experience pregnancy complications should receive education on improving heart health; An appointment for the first CVD risk screening visit needs to be made prior to discharge from the delivery suite; Women will benefit by having the option to select between a hospital and a general-practitioner based model of follow up.<h4>Conclusions</h4>These views are important in developing postpartum strategies to reduce CVD risk among women who experience pregnancy complications."],"journal":["PloS one"],"pubmed_title":["Pregnancy complications and cardiovascular disease risk perception: A qualitative study."],"pmcid":["PMC9302856"],"funding_grant_id":["GNT1174971","GNT1090778","GNT1141382"],"pubmed_authors":["Lassi ZS","Dekker GA","Andraweera PH","Plummer MD","Arstall MA","Pathirana MM","Roberts CT"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Pregnancy complications and cardiovascular disease risk perception: A qualitative study.","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>We aimed to assess women's perceptions on the long-term risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) after major pregnancy complications.<h4>Methods</h4>Women who experienced major pregnancy complications and those who experienced uncomplicated pregnancies were invited to participate in a qualitative study. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and self-administered questionnaires were used to explore: The knowledge of long-term sequelae after experiencing a major pregnancy complication; Importance of education on heart health; The practicality of referral to a clinic after pregnancy complications; Willingness for regular postpartum clinic visits after pregnancy complications. A thematic qualitative analysis was undertaken.<h4>Results</h4>26 women participated in four FGDs. The majority of women did not know of the association between major pregnancy complications and CVD. The main views expressed were: Women who experience pregnancy complications should receive education on improving heart health; An appointment for the first CVD risk screening visit needs to be made prior to discharge from the delivery suite; Women will benefit by having the option to select between a hospital and a general-practitioner based model of follow up.<h4>Conclusions</h4>These views are important in developing postpartum strategies to reduce CVD risk among women who experience pregnancy complications.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-22T13:27:20.73Z","creation":"2025-04-06T00:38:22.722Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9302856","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35862420"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0271722"]}}