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SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2023

An evaluation of the efficacy and the safety of home blood pressure monitoring in the control of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in both pre and postpartum periods: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Muayad Albadrani, Muhammad Tobaiqi, Sami Al-Dubai

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Synthesis in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muayad AlbadraniDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. mbadrani@taibahu.edu.sa.
Muhammad TobaiqiDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
Sami Al-DubaiJoint Program of Saudi Board of Preventive Medicine Madinah, Madinah Health Cluster, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Taibah University · SAIslamic University of Madinah · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) can significantly impact maternal, neonatal, and fetal health. For controlling these disorders, frequent blood pressure measurements are required. Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is a suggested alternative to conventional office monitoring that requires frequent visits. This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of HBPM in the control of HDP.

methodsWe systematically conducted databases search for relevant studies in June 2022. The relevant studies were identified, and qualitative synthesis was performed. An inverse variance quantitative synthesis was conducted using RevMan software. Continuous outcome data were pooled as means differences, whereas dichotomous ones were summarized as risk ratios. The 95% confidence interval was the measure of variance.

resultsFifteen studies were included in our review (n = 5335). Our analysis revealed a superiority of HBPM in reducing the risk of induction of labor, and postpartum readmission (P = 0.02, and 0.01 respectively). Moreover, the comparison of birth weights showed a significant variation in favor of HBPM (P = 0.02). In the analysis of other outcomes, HBPM was equally effective as office monitoring. Furthermore, HBPM did not result in an elevated risk of maternal, neonatal, and fetal adverse outcomes.

conclusionHome monitoring of blood pressure showed superiority over office monitoring in some outcomes and equal efficacy in other outcomes.

Indexed as

HypertensionHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedPre-EclampsiaBlood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPostpartum PeriodPregnancyHome blood pressure monitoringHypertensive disorders of pregnancyMeta-analysisSystematic review

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PMID37528352
PMCPMC10392017
OpenAlexW4385459456

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