Does Breastfeeding Lower Blood Pressure in Postpartum Hypertensive Patients
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Cardiology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 2/3/2019 |
| Start Date: | October 2015 |
| End Date: | December 2017 |
The primary aim is to establish whether breastfeeding is associated with lowering blood
pressure in hypertensive women.
pressure in hypertensive women.
Patients included in this study will have chosen to breastfeed.
1. The investigators will identify patients that are planning to breastfeed from their
intake questionnaire that all patients receive upon admission to labor and delivery.
They will also identify breastfeeding patients while performing our postpartum rounding.
2. The investigators will perform a chart review to determine their co-morbidities and
current medications. Specifically, the patient information recorded will be age, parity,
gestational age, delivery route, vital signs, medications, race, whether they are
breastfeeding. Of note, all of the individuals listed to participate in this study have
routine access to the patient's charts since they will be working with the patients
regardless of their participation in the study.
3. Only hypertensive women will be included. Hypertension is defined as persistent Systolic
blood pressure > 140 and or persistent diastolic blood pressure > 90.
4. Once it has been determined that they have met the inclusion criteria for the study the
investigators will ask the patient's attending physician if we can approach the patient
and explain the study and obtain consent.
5. Once consent is obtained, the investigators will inform the nurse. The patient will have
her blood pressure taken prior to breastfeeding, during breastfeeding, and 1-2 hours
after breastfeeding. This will occur 3 times in the postpartum period.
1. The investigators will identify patients that are planning to breastfeed from their
intake questionnaire that all patients receive upon admission to labor and delivery.
They will also identify breastfeeding patients while performing our postpartum rounding.
2. The investigators will perform a chart review to determine their co-morbidities and
current medications. Specifically, the patient information recorded will be age, parity,
gestational age, delivery route, vital signs, medications, race, whether they are
breastfeeding. Of note, all of the individuals listed to participate in this study have
routine access to the patient's charts since they will be working with the patients
regardless of their participation in the study.
3. Only hypertensive women will be included. Hypertension is defined as persistent Systolic
blood pressure > 140 and or persistent diastolic blood pressure > 90.
4. Once it has been determined that they have met the inclusion criteria for the study the
investigators will ask the patient's attending physician if we can approach the patient
and explain the study and obtain consent.
5. Once consent is obtained, the investigators will inform the nurse. The patient will have
her blood pressure taken prior to breastfeeding, during breastfeeding, and 1-2 hours
after breastfeeding. This will occur 3 times in the postpartum period.
Inclusion Criteria:
- The inclusion criteria include hypertensive women in the first 72 hours postpartum.
The gestational age at delivery must be greater or equal to 34wk and the patient must
be breastfeeding and/or pumping milk. The study will include patient's on
anti-hypertensive. The study will also include patients receiving postpartum IV
magnesium but they will have their blood pressure taken two times while on magnesium
and two times after the magnesium has been discontinued.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The study will exclude patient's on dopamine agonist medications or HIV positive.
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8700 Beverly Blvd # 8211
Los Angeles, California 90048
Los Angeles, California 90048
(1-800-233-2771)
Phone: 310-423-7433
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