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Brava Magazine shares story of STAC's success

Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, spoke with Brava Magazine about the postpartum hypertension home monitoring program Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC). In Healthy Heart, Healthy Parent, Hoppe described the origins of STAC and the program’s trajectory, beginning as a seed grant in 2017 to becoming the standard of care ... more

STAC Faculty attends PRC Week 2025

Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, joined leadership from the UW-Madison Prevention Research Center (PRC) at PRC Week 2025. The event, which kicked off the 2024-2029 CDC Prevention Research Center funding cycle, was held January 14-16, 2025 in Atlanta. Hoppe, who is the principal investigator of the UW PRC Core Research Proj... more

STAC updates presented at Meriter Foundation Board Meeting

On December 11, 2024, Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, shared updates about the Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) program at the UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital Foundation Board Meeting. STAC has its origins from a Remote Patient Monitoring program that was originally funded in 2016 by the Meriter Foundation.The Me... more

In the News: Staying Healthy After Childbirth project becomes UW-Madison PRC Core Research Project

The UW-Madison Prevention Research Center has adopted Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC), the postpartum hypertension monitoring project developed by Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, as its Core Research Project for the next five years of its grant. The UW-Madison PRC is a member of the Prevention Research Centers Prog... more

STAC founder co-authors study on hypertension and delivery in Green Journal

Kara Hoppe, DO, MS, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn, as well the leader of the Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) program, recently co-authored a new study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. Co-authors include co-investigators on the Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial. In “Optima... more

STAC developer co-authors two articles about CHAP Trial outcomes in Green Journal

Kara Hoppe, DO, MS, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Vice Chair of Clinical Research, and founder of the Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) program, recently co-authored two articles published in Obstetrics and Gynecology.In “Pregnancy Outcomes of Nifedipine Compared With Labetalol for Oral Treatment of Mild Chronic Hypertension,” co-a... more

Staying Healthy After Childbirth receives HHS Phase III grant

The Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) program, created and led by Kara Hoppe, DO, MS, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, was selected for the final phase of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health Hypertension Innovator Award Competition! STAC is one of just eleven recipients of Phase III funding of u... more

Women’s Healthcast: Fourth Trimester: Heart Health after Pregnancy, featuring STAC Faculty

One in eight people in the United States have high blood pressure or hypertension during their pregnancies. What does that mean for their health moving forward? Experts from the Staying Healthy After Childbirth program joined the Women’s Healthcast to talk about blood pressure and cardiovascular concerns during and after pregnancy. Kara Hoppe, DO, MS is an associate professo... more

Staying Healthy After Childbirth project with PRC publicized on WORT

The Staying Healthy After Childbirth​ program, led by Kara Hoppe, DO, MS, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, is the new core research project in the UW-Madison Prevention Research Center. WORT Community Radio in Madison covered the launch of Hoppe’s research with UWPRC at a recent community event.The radio story “CDC-Funded Center Prioritizes Bir... more

Staying Healthy After Childbirth program receives grant from UPH-Meriter to expand

The UnityPoint Health-Meriter Foundation recently awarded the Staying Healthy After Childbirth Program with a grant to facilitate the program's expansion!Kara Hoppe, DO, MS, associate associate professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, developed STAC to address complications from postpartum hypertension. Hoppe’s original program, Staying Healthy After C... more