- There really needs to be a lot of education of providers. I think what I would say to really all the providers that might see women in particular, in the emergency room, if a woman comes to the emergency room in the postpartum period, that's a red flag in itself, because nobody wants to go to the emergency room when you've just had a baby. No one wants to go. So just the fact that she's there at all, to me, says there is something serious going on. You also have to remember to ask women if they've had a baby recently, usually they'll tell you, but if it was a month ago, they might not tell you. And actually the increased risk of stroke extends even as far as 12 weeks out from delivery. So you have to remember to ask, and you have to take the symptoms very seriously. So in particular headache, high blood pressure. These are things that should not be ignored. She's not just anxious, she's not just tired. It needs to be investigated further and treated.