Key result
Remote health coaching is feasible but fails to increase daily steps following hypertensive pregnancy.
Why the study?
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase long-term cardiovascular risk, but postpartum physical activity interventions remain an underexplored preventative strategy.
Is a remotely delivered 14-week health coaching intervention feasible, acceptable, and effective at improving physical activity and blood pressure in postpartum women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy?
Population
19 inactive women 3-6 months postpartum after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy
Comparison
14-week remotely delivered HyPE health coaching intervention
Design
Single-arm proof-of-concept study
Follow-up
14 weeks
Authors
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Remote coaching feasible and acceptable postpartum; leaves open effects on steps or blood pressure in this population.
Is a remotely delivered 14-week health coaching intervention feasible, acceptable, and effective at improving physical activity and blood pressure in postpartum women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy?
A 14-week remote health coaching intervention for postpartum women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is feasible and acceptable, improving physical activity behavior skills but not objective physical activity or blood pressure.
Borrowman et al. (2024) studied Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (n=19). HyPE (Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Postpartum Exercise) remote health coaching intervention was evaluated on Feasibility (percentage of sessions attended). A 14-week remote health coaching intervention for postpartum women with prior hypertensive disorders of pregnancy was feasible and acceptable, but did not significantly increase daily steps (P=.75).
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