Oxford University has found taking daily blood pressure readings at home and personalising medication in the weeks after giving birth improves blood pressure control for the first year
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) The combination of self-monitoring and physician-guided titration of antihypertensive medications is associated with lower postpartum blood pressure following a hypertensive pregnancy compared with usual postnatal outpatient care, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the American Heart Association
Self-monitoring blood pressure during the early postpartum period resulted in lower BPs and could prevent later cardiovascular events in women with hypertensive pregnancies, new research suggests.