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ArticleHypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)2024

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

Liza Bowen, Richard J Stevens, Aletta E Schutte, Thomas Beaney, Neil R Poulter, Richard J McManus, Lucy C Chappell

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Liza BowenPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, United Kingdom (L.B.).ORCID 0000-0001-8318-8421
Richard J StevensNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (R.J.S., R.J.M.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-9258-4060
Aletta E SchutteSchool of Population Health, University of New South Wales; The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia (A.E.S.).ORCID 0000-0001-9217-4937
Thomas BeaneyDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health (T.B.), Imperial College London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9709-7264
Neil R PoulterImperial Clinical Trials Unit, School of Public Health (N.R.P.), Imperial College London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6292-997X
Richard J McManusNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (R.J.S., R.J.M.M.).ORCID 0000-0003-3638-028X
Lucy C ChappellDepartment of Women and Children's Health, Kings College London, United Kingdom (L.C.C.).ORCID 0000-0001-6219-3379

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Abstract

backgroundHypertensive 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.

methodsMay 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.

resultsAlmost half of the pregnant women (43.3%) reported not having had their blood pressure measured in the past year, and 14.3% (95% CI, 12.1-16.6) had hypertension (blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg or taking antihypertensive medication). Diabetes was self-reported in 7.6% (5.9-9.3) of pregnant women with hypertension and 2.8% (1.9-3.6) of pregnant women without hypertension. In nonpregnant women with and without a history of pregnancy hypertension, age-standardized proportions with current hypertension were 53.2% (50.8-55.7) versus 33.3% (29.3-37.3); with diabetes were 14.4% (11.8-17.0) versus 8.5% (6.3-10.9); and with body mass index ≥30 kg/m

conclusionsHypertension in pregnancy was common in this global sample but many cases had not previously been identified. There was a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in both pregnant women with current hypertension and previously raised blood pressure in pregnancy. This work highlights the importance of screening pregnant women for hypertension, which remains a challenge in large parts of the world.

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Blood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedAdultFemaleGlobal HealthHumansHypertensionMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPregnancyRisk FactorsYoung Adultblood pressureeclampsiaheart disease risk factorshypertensionpregnancy

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