Blood pressure medication use and postpartum hospital readmission among preeclampsia patients.

Background: Blood pressure medication is often prescribed to patients with preeclampsia. We are not aware of any study on readmission of those with preeclampsia to the hospital that considers blood pressure medication use or dose.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of 440 preeclampsia patients diagnosed during the antepartum, intrapartum, or immediate postpartum period prior to discharge from the hospital.

Impact of Aspirin Supplementation for Pre-Eclampsia Prevention on Neonatal Outcomes.

Introduction: Pre-eclampsia negatively affects pregnancy. In 2018, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) updated their low dose aspirin (LDA) supplementation recommendation to include pregnant women at moderate risk for pre-eclampsia. In addition to the potential benefit of LDA supplementation for delaying or preventing pre-eclampsia, LDA supplementation can affect neonatal outcomes.

Postpartum Note Template Implementation Demonstrates Adherence to Recommended Counseling Guidelines.

Postpartum visits may provide patients with an inadequate amount of counseling on postpartum depression, birth spacing, healthy eating, exercise, or changes in sexual response and emotions. We created a template in our electronic health record (EHR) with the aid of our clinical informatics department to increased adherence with recommended counseling guidelines. We retrospectively reviewed the postpartum visits of 200 patients who had a delivery and received postpartum care.

Neonatal outcomes in obese pregnant women who develop preeclampsia.

Objective: Obesity and preeclampsia in pregnant women are each independently associated with poorer neonatal outcomes. We study obesity and preeclampsia alone and also in combination in pregnant women to determine their association with neonatal outcomes.

Study Design: This retrospective study (n = 664) compared four groups: 1) no preeclampsia/no obesity, 2) no preeclampsia/yes obesity, 3) yes preeclampsia/no obesity, and 4) yes preeclampsia/yes obesity.