Assessing knowledge of healthcare providers concerning cardiovascular risk after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: an Australian national survey

Table 5 Healthcare provider’s practice regarding risk discussions in numbers and percentages

	Midwives n = 171	GPs n = 71	Obstetricians n = 178	Cardiologists n = 26	Total n = 446
	n (%)^b	n (%)^b	n (%)^b	n (%)^b	n (%)^b
Assess CV risk	69 (40)	59 (83)	120 (67)	23 (88)	271 (61)
Medication	21 (12)	16 (23)	28 (16)	10 (38)	75 (17)
Lifestyle adjustments	84 (49)	56 (79)	134 (75)	20 (77)	294 (66)
Not discussed risk	68 (40)	4 (6)	15 (8)	2 (8)	89 (20)
Other^a	4 (2)	0 (0)	3 (2)	0 (0)	7 (2)

^a Other includes (n = 7): Further specialist follow up (n = 3), referral letter to GP informing of risks and organise long-term care post HDP (n = 1), mental health assessment/solutions (n = 2), advise women to disclose HDP as part of their medical history (n = 1)
^bPercentages may not always add up to 100% as HCPs were asked to select any/all that apply