 If self-management in the postpartum period proves to be feasible, acceptable and successful, it could lead to a reduction in the length of inpatient stay, readmissions and the number of postpartum visits, with cost-saving implications. Furthermore as the importance of BP control in the immediate postpartum period has already been demonstrated to affect womens CVD risk up to 15 years after delivery, any strategy, which successfully increases womens adherence to an effective treatment regimen, has the potential to influence their healthcare needs well into the future. 