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USPSTF: Measure all pregnant persons' BP at each visit to detect hypertension disorders

1 month ago   |   By Healio

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation stating all pregnant persons should have their BP measured at each prenatal visit to help identify and prevent complications of hypertension disorders.
“Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are among the leading causes of serious complications and death for pregnant people in the United States,” USPSTF Member Esa Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, an associate professor of medicine, clinical and transitional science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, said in a press release. “Fortunately,
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