Eliminating Severe Maternal Morbidity With Heart Health Doulas Trial (HHD)
Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy, Toxemia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Preeclampsia focused on measuring Postpartum Doula, Doula Intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Women must be pregnant or postpartum and assessed during pregnancy and/or delivery with a diagnosis of a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or gestational hypertension). Women must reside in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Beaver, Butler, or Washington County. Participant may also reside within 100 miles of Allegheny County. The participant must deliver (or plan to deliver) at Magee-Womens Hospital Exclusion No pre-pregnancy chronic conditions that affect blood pressure such as hypertension or on antihypertensive medications within 3 months before conception. No diabetes (type 1 or type 2) No chronic and severe renal or liver disease or systemic lupus erythematous No women under the age of 18
Sites / Locations
- Magee Women's Hospital of UPMCRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Usual Care Group
Postpartum Doula Intervention Group
The usual care group will receive remote blood pressure monitoring for approximately 6 weeks via the clinical home blood pressure monitoring program at Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC and be discharged after delivery as usual. This monitoring is standardly offered to women post-delivery with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Participants will text in their blood pressures to the medical record systems and be monitored by clinical staff.
The intervention group will receive study devices (blood pressure cuff, scales, etc.) and instructions on 10-12 months of remote blood pressure, and weight monitoring. An electronic referral will be sent to the Healthy Start program to initiate postpartum Doula support for 8-12 weeks, and a Doula moderated social support group for 6 months. The postpartum Doula will deliver a heart health focused intervention aimed at reducing blood pressure by approximately 12 weeks postpartum.