Swiss Postpartum Hypertension Cohort

Swiss Postpartum Hypertension Cohort (Swiss-PPHT)

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.

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