Community-based, Family-centered, Trauma-informed Approach to Timely Detection and Management of Early Postpartum Hypertension
Yale University
Summary
The investigators primary project goal is to improve clinical outcomes, including mental health outcomes, among postpartum at-risk women experiencing health disparities by increasing awareness, detection, and timely care of postpartum hypertension, mental health and cardiovascular complications. The investigators will accomplish this by comparing the effectiveness of two multi-component multi-level healthcare delivery models focused on early detection and control of postpartum hypertension and the social and mental health factors known to impact maternal outcomes, with the current standard of care and with each other.
Description
This study will compare two interventions with the standard of care. Given that this is a stepped-wedge design, all sites will begin with recruitment for the standard of care. All study participants will be identified, recruited and enrolled during their postpartum hospital stay (i.e. prior to discharge) by research study staff. Once study participants are enrolled, they will receive a Omron blood pressure (BP) cuff and will be instructed on how to use it. General Design Description Overall study design. This project spans three states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York) and includes three…