Study protocol for the sheMATTERS study (iMproving cArdiovascular healTh in new moThERS): a randomized behavioral trial assessing the effect of a self-efficacy enhancing breastfeeding intervention on postpartum blood pressure and breastfeeding continuation in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

• Main Authors: Natalie Dayan (Author), Graeme Smith (Author), Atanas Nedelchev (Author), Haim Abenhaim (Author), Richard Brown (Author), Deborah Da Costa (Author), Suhad Ali (Author), Jesseca Perlman (Author), Tuong-Vi Nguyen (Author), Cindy-Lee Dennis (Author), Wael Abdelmageed (Author), Sonia Semenic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have an elevated lifetime risk of chronic hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and premature cardiovascular disease. Because breastfeeding duration and exclusivity have been associated in observational studies with improved...