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Individuals who attended the well-child visits between preimplementation (December 2017 to December 2018) were compared with individuals who enrolled after the implementation of the QI program (March 2019 to December 2019). Individuals were enrolled at an academic pediatric clinic. Eligible participants included birth mothers who delivered at the hospital and brought their newborn for well-child check at 2 days, 2 weeks, and 2 months. A total of 620 individuals were screened in the preintervention cohort and 680 individuals were screened in the QI program. Data was analyzed from March to July 2022.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposures<\/jats:title>BP evaluation and preeclampsia symptoms screening were performed at the time of the well-child visit. A management algorithm\u2014with criteria for routine or early postpartum visits, or prompt referral to the obstetric emergency department\u2014was followed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcome and Measures<\/jats:title>Readmission due to postpartum preeclampsia. Comparisons across groups were performed using a Fisher exact test for categorical variables, and t<\/jats:italic> tests or Mann-Whitney tests for continuous variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>A total of 595 individuals (mean [SD] age, 27.2 [6.1] years) were eligible for analysis in the preintervention cohort and 565 individuals (mean [SD] age, 27.0 [5.8] years) were eligible in the postintervention cohort. Baseline demographic information including age, race and ethnicity, body mass index, nulliparity, and factors associated with increased risk for preeclampsia were not significantly different in the preintervention cohort and postintervention QI program. The rate of readmission for postpartum preeclampsia differed significantly in the preintervention cohort (13 individuals [2.1%]) and the postintervention cohort (29 individuals [5.6%]) (P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.007). In the postintervention QI cohort, there was a significantly earlier time frame of readmission (median [IQR] 10.0 [10.0-11.0] days post partum for preintervention vs 7.0 [6.0-10.5] days post partum for postintervention; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.001). In both time periods, a total of 42 patients were readmitted due to postpartum preeclampsia, of which 21 (50%) had de novo postpartum preeclampsia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>This QI program allowed for increased and earlier readmission due to postpartum preeclampsia. 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