Blood pressure self-monitoring in pregnancy (BuMP) feasibility study; a qualitative analysis of women's experiences of self-monitoring

• Main Authors: Lisa Hinton (Author), Katherine L. Tucker (Author), Sheila M. Greenfield (Author), James A. Hodgkinson (Author), Lucy Mackillop (Author), Christine McCourt (Author), Trisha Carver (Author), Carole Crawford (Author), Margaret Glogowska (Author), Louise Locock (Author), Mary Selwood (Author), Kathryn S. Taylor (Author), Richard J. McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity worldwide. Raised blood pressure (BP) affects 10% of pregnancies worldwide, of which almost half develop pre-eclampsia. The proportion of pregnant women who have risk factors for pre-eclampsia...