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MAY 30, 2019

Headache in a Postpartum Patient

Written by: Diana Feinstein, DO, and Ellen Hauck, DO, PhD
Reviewed by: Sonia Vaida, MD

Case Presentation

A 29-year-old woman who had delivered a healthy infant at a different hospital 7 days earlier was admitted for suspicion of delayed postpartum preeclampsia with severe features, based on symptoms of severe headache and elevated blood pressure (150/90 mm Hg).

Magnesium sulfate infusion was started. During labor, she had a labor epidural placed with some difficulty, and she complained of residual