This page is for health care providers and clinical staff. It includes toolkits, research, patient education handouts, and national guidelines to support care for patients with high blood pressure or preeclampsia during pregnancy and postpartum.
Resources from the Minnesota Perinatal Quality Collaborative
- The Blue Band Project: Provider and Patient Guide
- Hypertension in Pregnancy Initiative
- OB Hypertension Sprint: Improvements in Prevention & Identification
Low-Dose Aspirin and Hypertension Guidelines
- Low Dose Aspirin (March of Dimes)
- Low dose aspirin during pregnancy: What you need to know (March of Dimes)
- Low Dose, Big Benefits Partner Toolkit (March of Dimes)
- Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; ACOG)
- Severe Hypertension In Pregnancy (Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health; saferbirth.org)
- ACOG Guidance: Emergency Treatment for Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (The OBG Project)
FAQ and Toolkits
- Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy (ACOG)
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Toolkit (California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative)
- POST-BIRTH Warning Signs Education Program (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses)
- Includes free patient education handouts in 23 languages.
- Wallet Medical ID (Canva)
Patient-Facing Organizations and Advocacy
- Preeclampsia Foundation
- Preeclampsia (March of Dimes)
- High Blood Pressure and Preeclampsia (CentraCare Minnesota Hospital)
- BIPOC Maternal Bill of Rights (PDF by Kima Tozay, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Washington state)
- Centers for Disease Control
- MoMMas Voices
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance
- Perinatal Support Washington
- Return to Zero, HOPE
Questions?
Please email Rebecca Penders for more info about the Blue Band Initiative.