Mobile Health Solutions for Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy: Scoping Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive disorders are the most common complications during pregnancy, occurring in 5% to 11% of pregnancies; gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are the leading causes of perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) where maternal and perinatal mortality ratios are still high. Pregnant women with hypertensive disorders could greatly benefit from mobile health (mHealth) solutions as a novel way to identify and control early symptoms, as shown in an increasing number of publications in the field. Such digital health solutions may overcome access limiting factors and the lack of skilled medical professionals and finances commonly presented in resource-poor environments.

Objective

The aim of this stud

SUBMITTER: Rivera-Romero O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6000483 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature