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Heart Safe Motherhood

Created to improve postpartum care for mothers with pregnancy-related hypertension and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. 

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Patient-Centered
After delivery, frequent in-person visits are not easy. We aim to provide care in a better way.
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Provider-Friendly
Heart Safe Motherhood allows for efficient large scale, remote patient monitoring.
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Evidence-Based Model
The outcomes of our randomized trial have been published. Our program is a standard of care at all Penn sites, and we continue to grow externally. We have expanded to 7 institutions outside of Penn so far!
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Disparity Reduction

A secondary analysis done on our program eliminated the observed racial disparities seen in postpartum hypertension care. 

Why Heart Safe Motherhood?

Hypertension is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Heart Safe Motherhood was created to improve postpartum care for mothers with pregnancy-related hypertension and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. 

 

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1 in 5 of the 700 maternal deaths each year in the US are linked to preeclampsia.

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For every maternal death in the United States, there are about 100 episodes of severe maternal morbidity.

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Guidelines recommend monitoring BP at 72 hours and 7-10 days postpartum in at-risk women.

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Allows for efficient large scale, remote patient monitoring making it easier to focus on patient care. 

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After delivery, frequent in-person visits are not easy. We aim to provide care in a better way.

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Our model is supported by published results from a randomized controlled trial and rapid-cycle testing.

 

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I am a mother and I just wanted to say thank you. This program saved my life. If I can do anything to help or volunteer it would mean the world to me and my family."