Effectiveness of magnesium sulfate in combination with physical rehabilitation for postpartum recovery in hypertensive mothers.

BACKGROUND

Women with hypertensive postpartum syndrome (HDP) are more prone to negative emotions that affect their recovery, while magnesium sulfate has an anti-anxiety effect.

OBJECTIVES

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of magnesium sulfate therapy, administered intravenously or intramuscularly, in preventing complications such as eclampsia and managing blood pressure (BP) in patients with hypertension.

METHODS

This research adopted a quantitative research paradigm and participants were assigned to the intervention and the control groups (70 participants each). The control group received their regular postpartum medical care that included antihypertensive medications and health education but did not receive magnesium sulfate treatment and designated physical rehabilitation. The data collected were then sorted and categorized genetically and were analyzed using the SPSS software program version 25.0 to enhance reliability of statistics.

RESULTS

The intervention group demonstrated significant improvements across physical, emotional and functional recovery, including BP compared with the control group. There was significant lowering of both systolic (-20.1 mmHg) and diastolic (-14.2 mmHg) BP, reduced fatigue, improvement in quality of life and decrease in pain (All P < 0.05). A regression analysis confirmed the treatment and health promotion as the positive indicators of the recovery rates while body mass index (BMI) and increased baseline diastolic BP as negative indicators. The convergence of pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches made postpartum management more effective in terms of short-term as well as extended health problems.

CONCLUSION

These results are a robust starting off point for the application of a more comprehensive postpartum care framework in clinical care.