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Care Navigation, Self-Measured Blood Pressure, and Health Coaching for Postpartum Care

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.26970

August 07, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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The health coaching intervention combined with self-measured BP monitoring significantly increased health care engagement and BP control by 12 months post partum. These findings support health coaching as an effective strategy for reducing long-term uncontrolled hypertension among patients with HDP.

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Corresponding Author: Megan R. Knutson Sinaise, MS, ACSM-CEP, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1010 Mound St, Madison, WI 53715 (mknutson2@wisc.edu).

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