title: Is self monitoring of blood pressure in pregnancy safe and effective?
abstract: Guidelines encourage the use of self monitoring of blood pressure in pregnancy, and research suggests that women prefer it. But HODGKINSON AND COLLEAGUES: explain that our enthusiasm may run ahead of the evidence and call for more research before it is routinely adopted.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hodgkinson
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 6GG, UK.
authors.forename: Katherine L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 6GG, UK.
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Sheila M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Greenfield
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 6GG, UK.
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heneghan
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 6GG, UK.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hinton
authors.affiliation: Women's Health Research Unit, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, London, UK.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 6GG, UK NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Locock
authors.affiliation: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mackillop
authors.affiliation: City University London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCourt
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 6GG, UK.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Selwood
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 6GG, UK richard.mcmanus@phc.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McManus
mesh_terms: D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046110:Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment