Cabergoline for postpartum lactation suppression: Effect on blood pressure and pulse. 2022

Sarah Humphrey, and Maeve Baechler, and Melissa Schiff, and Jane Hitti
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of cabergoline on maternal blood pressure and pulse immediately postpartum. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 224 post-partum women who delivered at the University of Washington and did not breastfeed. Women who received 1 mg cabergoline within 48 h post-partum were compared to unexposed non-breastfeeding women. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse were assessed at 4-h intervals up to 24 h after cabergoline administration, and compared to unexposed women using delivery as the reference time point. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse were compared using linear regression and 95% confidence intervals, adjusting for age, indication for lactation suppression and weeks' gestation at delivery. RESULTS Cabergoline-exposed women had lower mean systolic blood pressure at all time intervals. The maximum systolic blood pressure decrease with cabergoline was -10.88 mmHg (95% confidence interval -18.15 to -3.61) at >20-24 h. Mean diastolic blood pressure among cabergoline-exposed women decreased by -8.15 mmHg (95% confidence interval -13.94 to -2.36) at >20-24 h only. We found no significant difference in maternal pulse. Cabergoline was well tolerated with no adverse effects observed. CONCLUSIONS Cabergoline has minimal clinically-relevant hemodynamic effects and was well tolerated among normotensive postpartum women.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007774 Lactation The processes of milk secretion by the maternal MAMMARY GLANDS after PARTURITION. The proliferation of the mammary glandular tissue, milk synthesis, and milk expulsion or let down are regulated by the interactions of several hormones including ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; and OXYTOCIN. Lactation, Prolonged,Milk Secretion,Lactations, Prolonged,Milk Secretions,Prolonged Lactation,Prolonged Lactations
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000077465 Cabergoline An ergoline derivative and dopamine D2-agonist that inhibits PROLACTIN secretion. It is used in the management of HYPERPROLACTINEMIA, and to suppress lactation following childbirth for medical reasons. Cabergoline is also used in the management of PARKINSON DISEASE. 1-((6-allylergolin-8beta-yl)carbonyl)-1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethylurea,1-Ethyl-2-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-(6'-allylergoline-8'-beta-carbonyl)urea diphosphate,Cabaser,Cabaseril,Cabergoline Diphosphate,Dostinex,FCE 21336,FCE-21336,Galastop
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D049590 Postpartum Period In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION). Puerperium,Postpartum,Postpartum Women,Period, Postpartum,Women, Postpartum

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