Overview
This open label, prospective observational, single-center registry is to study short-, intermediate-and long-term course of postpartum hypertension and predictors/risk factors associated with long term cardiovascular and renal risk.
Current disease management strategies will be evaluated.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- all women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
- postpartum hypertension (blood pressure measurements of systolic ≥140 and/or diastolic ≥ 90mmHg or antihypertensive therapy within the first 14 days after delivery)
- women with preexisting hypertension or
- women on antihypertensive medication
Exclusion Criteria:
- delivery > 14 days
- lack of consent to participate in the study, language barriers or lack of general understanding