An evaluation of the influence of the publication of the UK National Institute for health and Care Excellence’s guidance on hypertension in pregnancy: a retrospective analysis of clinical practice

Table 5 Postnatal management for women diagnosed with a HDP. Values are n (%)

	NICE hypertension in pregnancy guidance		P-value^a	P-value^b (CI)
	Before guidance N = 227	After guidance N = 195	P-value^a	P-value^b (CI)
Informed of increased risk of HDP in future pregnancy	4 (2)	20 (10)	< 0.01	< 0.01 (0.03, 0.13)
Medical review conducted at the postnatal review	13 (6)	9 (5)	< 0.01	0.65 (− 0.05, 0.03)
Unknown-advised to see GP for postnatal review	132 (58)	176 (90)		< 0.01 (0.24, 0.39)
No evidence	81 (36)	10 (5)		< 0.01 (− 0.38, − 0.24)

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