Changes to management of hypertension in pregnancy, and attitudes to self-management: An online survey of obstetricians, before and following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to understand the views and practice of obstetricians regarding self-monitoring for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (blood pressure (BP) and proteinuria), the potential for self-management (including actions taken on self-monitored parameters) and to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on such views.

Design

Cross-sectional online survey pre- and post- the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Setting and sample

UK obstetricians recruited via an online portal.

Methods

A survey undertaken in two rounds: December 2019-January 2020 (pre-pandemic), and September-November 2020 (during pandemic) RESULTS: 251 responses were received across rounds one (150) and two (101). Most obstetricians considered that self-monitoring of BP a

SUBMITTER: Fletcher B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8425952 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature