2.2. Participant Eligibility and Recruitment
death, developmental disability
HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY
Women diagnosed with HDP, ≥18 years of age, who gave birth at study hospital sites were eligible to participate in the study. Women whose pregnancy resulted in still-birth or neonatal death were ineligible, as were women who were unavailable for follow-up, suffered from a severe mental health condition, or developmental disability which precluded informed consent. Participation of women from non-English speaking backgrounds was encouraged through interpreter services and translated study materials [BMI was calculated using the standardised formula [Hypertension in pregnancy was defined as an average systolic BP of ≥140 millimetres of mercury (mmHg) and/or a diastolic BP of ≥90 mmHg, over at least two measurements [