Table 4.
Postnatal care at 3 months postnatal and opinions on future pregnancies (self-reported)
| Totals | Hypertensive in pregnancy | Normotensive in pregnancy | Comparison/ difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of women | 653 | 290 (44.4) | 363 (55.6) | |
| Breastfeeding | ||||
| Ever breastfeed baby | 586 (89.7) | 261 (90.0) | 325 (89.5) | OR 1.05 (0.63–1.75) |
| First feed breastmilk (of those who ever breastfed) | 540 (92.2) | 231 (88.5) | 309 (95.2) | OR 0.40 (0.21–0.75) |
| Currently feeding breastmilk (of those who ever breastfed) | 305 (52.1) | 129 (49.4) | 176 (54.2) | OR 0.83 (0.60–1.15) |
| BP measured in hospital | 619 (94.8) | 274 (94.5) | 345 (95.0) | |
| Frequency of BP measured in hospital (where measured) | ||||
| Less than once a day | 33 (5.3) | 7 (2.6) | 26 (7.5) | < 0.0001 |
| Approximately once a day | 115 (18.6) | 23 (8.4) | 92 (26.7) | |
| More than once a day | 460 (74.3) | 240 (87.6) | 220 (63.8) | |
| Other | 11 (1.8) | 4 (1.5) | 7 (2.0) | |
| BP medication taken between birth and 6 weeks postnatal | 208 (31.9) | 194 (66.9) | 14 (3.9) | OR 54.17 (20.0–97.80) |
| One or more postnatal visits at: | ||||
| Home | 505 (77.3) | 236 (81.4) | 269 (74.1) | OR 1.70 (1.14–2.52) |
| Hospital/ clinic | 215 (32.9) | 104 (35.9) | 111 (30.6) | OR 1.30 (0.94–1.81) |
| GP | 466 (71.4) | 222 (76.6) | 244 (67.2) | OR 1.73 (1.20–2.48) |
| Median (IQR) number of postnatal visits (of women visited) at: | ||||
| Home | 2 (2–3) | 3 (2–2) | 3 (4–2) | 0.174 |
| Hospital/ clinic | 2 (3–1) | 2 (3–1) | 1 (2–1) | 0.553 |
| GP | 1 (2–1) | 2 (3–1) | 1 (2–1) | < 0.0001 |
| BP never measured at postnatal visits (of women visited) at: | ||||
| Home | 196 (38.8) | 56 (23.7) | 140 (52.0) | < 0.0001 |
| Hospital/ clinic | 77 (35.8) | 24 (23.1) | 53 (47.8) | < 0.0001 |
| GP | 90 (19.3) | 23 (10.4) | 67 (27.5) | < 0.0001 |
| Readmitted to hospital | 58 (8.9) | 38 (13.1) | 20 (5.5) | OR 2.6 (1.49–4.64) |
| Readmitted to hospital due to BP | 28 (4.3) | 24 (8.3) | 4 (1.1) | OR 8.10 (2.78–23.62) |
| Attendance at GP postnatal check | 584 (89.4) | 258 (89.0) | 326 (89.8) | OR 1.06 (0.61–1.84) |
| BP measured at GP postnatal check (of those attending) | 459 (78.6) | 214 (83.0) | 245 (75.2) | OR 1.61 (1.07–2.42) |
| Any self-monitoring of BP since birth | 154 (23.6) | 125 (43.1) | 29 (8.0) | OR 9.03 (5.78–14.12) |
| Regular self-monitoring of BP since birth | 79 (12.1) | 72 (24.8) | 7 (1.9) | OR 16.80 (7.59–37.16) |
| Excellent/Very Good/Good opinion of postnatal care | 548 (83.9) | 232 (80.0) | 316 (87.1) | OR 0.63 (0.40–0.98) |
| Women likely to consider having a future pregnancy | 421 (64.5) | 192 (66.2) | 229 (63.1) | OR 1.19 (0.86–1.66) |
| Women currently pregnant | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | OR 2.54 (0.23–28.19) |
| Women who have changed their family plans | 206 (31.6) | 107 (36.9) | 99 (27.3) | OR 1.59 (1.14–2.23) |
BP blood pressure, GP general practitioner, OR odds ratio