Global Blood Pressure Screening During and After Pregnancy: May Measurement Month 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. There are limited global data on the characteristics of women during and after pregnancy hypertension.

Methods

May Measurement Month is a global campaign to raise awareness of the importance of blood pressure. Adults (≥18 years) recruited through opportunistic sampling during May 2019 had blood pressure measured and comorbidities and lifestyle data collected. This secondary analysis included 16 519 pregnant women and 529 172 nonpregnant women (16 457 with previous raised blood pressure in pregnancy) from 64 countries.

Results

Almost half of the pregnant women (43.3%) reported not having had their blood pressure measured in the past year, and 14.3% (95% C

SUBMITTER: Bowen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11485200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature