A five year postpartum follow-up study of the physical and mental health of women, and the health and development of their babies, in women who had high blood pressure in pregnancy and those who did not.

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The purpose of this study is to compare the physical and mental health of mothers, and the health and development of their babies, in women who had high blood pressure in their pregnancy and women who had normal blood pressure. Specific aims are to: 1. establish normal ranges in our local population in the first five years after birth 2. Identify significant differences from normal in women who had high blood pressure 3. Identify women and/or infants who may be at increaed risk of physical, mental or developmental problems in the long term The primary hypothesis is that women who had high blood pressure in their pregnancy will have abnormal physical parameters eg higher blood pressure, more frequent depressive symptoms and their babies are more likely to have health and/or developmental problems at six months and two years of age.