Blood pressure self-monitoring in pregnancy: examining feasibility in a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Katherine L. Tucker (Author), Kathryn S. Taylor (Author), Carole Crawford (Author), James A. Hodgkinson (Author), Clare Bankhead (Author), Tricia Carver (Author), Elizabeth Ewers (Author), Margaret Glogowska (Author), Sheila M. Greenfield (Author), Lucy Ingram (Author), Lisa Hinton (Author), Khalid S. Khan (Author), Louise Locock (Author), Lucy Mackillop (Author), Christine McCourt (Author), Alexander M. Pirie (Author), Richard Stevens (Author), Richard J. McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Raised blood pressure (BP) affects approximately 10% of pregnancies worldwide, and a high proportion of affected women develop pre-eclampsia. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of self-monitoring of BP in pregnancy in women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia. Methods This...