Home blood pressure during normal pregnancy.
To determine values for home blood pressure (HBP) during pregnancy, nurses taught 45 healthy pregnant women to use a HBP method for 1 week before 15 weeks of gestation, between weeks 15 and 27, and after 28 weeks for the last 3 months of gestation. HBP values were significantly lower during the second trimester and higher during the last trimester (102 +/- 8/59 +/- 7*, 101 +/- 8/57 +/- 8*, 105 +/- 8*/62 +/- 9* mm Hg;*P< 0.05) than during other trimesters. Heart rate increased significantly during the pregnancy. The present study suggests upper limits for HBP: 118/73, 117/73, and 121/80 mm Hg, respectively during the 3-month gestational periods. These findings may be helpful in providing clinicians with comparative values so as begin to establish reference values for HBP during pregnancy.
Denolle
Thierry
T
Dinard Hospital and Biotrial, 35800 Rennes, France. denolle.thierry@wanadoo.fr
Daniel
Jean-Claude
JC
Calvez
Christian
C
Ottavioli
Jean-Noel
JN
Esnault
Vincent
V
Herpin
Daniel
D
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors