Blood pressure in the postnatal period

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension during pregnancy; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10809239
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London

Brief Summary

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35382795/ (added 05/05/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-06
• Study Completion: 2020-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 16 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1829

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women who gave birth in any of the participating NHS foundation trusts
2. Women who gave birth at > = 20+0 weeks gestation
3. Women aged 18 or above
4. Women able to provide informed consent
5. Study participants unable to compete questionnaires due to lack of English fluency will be offered use of translation facilities used in clinical practice at each site
6. Study participants who experience a neonatal death between baseline and follow up questionnaire completion will be contacted to ask if they would like to continue participating in BPiPP or withdraw

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women who gave birth in any non-participating NHS foundation trusts
2. Women who gave birth at < 20+0 weeks gestation
3. Women under 18 years old
4. Women unable to provide informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Co-primary outcomes for research question 1:<br> 1. Depressive symptoms, measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score (EPDS) questionnaire (mean and threshold scores =13 - standard cut-off score recommended when screening for probable major depression), at 3 months postnatal<br> 2. Health status, measured using the EuroQol Group five dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaire (mean score on the vertical visual analogue scale score), at 3 months postnatal<br><br> Primary outcomes for research question 2:<br> Presence and severity of morbidities measured from patient reported study survey responses at 3 months postnatal<br><br> Primary outcome for research question 3:<br> Women’s opinion of their postnatal care contacts and content and measures of NICE guidance adherence measured from patient reported study survey responses at 3 months postnatal<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Patient reported study survey responses at 3 months postnatal will also capture:<br> 1. Other physical and psychological morbidity outcomes (including EQ-5D level per domain)<br> 2. Re-admission rates<br> 3. Breastfeeding uptake and duration rates<br> 4. Mean number of visits/contacts with NHS services<br>