Empowering New Mums: Taking Charge of Your Blood Pressure After Pregnancy (SNAP2)
The SNAP2 project aims to help women who've experienced high blood pressure (BP) during pregnancy manage their condition better after giving birth. This condition impacts about 80,000 women annually in the UK, increasing their risk of serious health issues like heart attacks and strokes later in life. The project's goal is to develop an effective way for these women to manage their BP themselves after giving birth, potentially reducing long-term cardiovascular risks and NHS costs.
Through a combination of surveys, interviews, and a large-scale trial, researchers will explore the best approach for self-managed BP control. This project involves a diverse mix of women who are currently or recently pregnant to ensure the research, intervention and study materials are relevant, and fit with the attitudes and needs of women. Our emphasis on health equity (including consideration of different socio-economic and ethnic groups) aims to ensure that any such benefits are applicable across the population
Project lead / contact: Katherine Tucker — Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
Website: SNAP2 - Optimising the management of blood pressure following hypertensive pregnancy to reduce cardiovascular risk — Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
SNAP-2 — Oxford University - Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit
ARC theme: Patient Self-Management
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