pharmaphorum September 21, 2023
Phil Taylor

Remote monitoring of blood pressure in women who have just given birth using a smartphone app can eliminate a disparity in care between Black and White patients, according to a new clinical trial in the US.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends closely monitoring women with hypertensive disorders for the first 72 hours after they give birth, with further checks seven to 10 days after delivery.

However, there is a well-documented racial gap in achieving this objective in the US, with non-Black women twice as likely to return for an in-person blood pressure check shortly after discharge compared with Black women, according to studies.

Moreover, Black women suffer a disproportionate amount of hypertensive-related complications in the postpartum period....

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