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Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC · 1d
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Current state of blood pressure measurement in pregnant people in Canada: A national, inter-disciplinary survey.

Lisa Dubrofsky, Sachin V Pasricha, John W Snelgrove … Kelsey McLaughlin
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Many healthcare professionals are unsure if their blood pressure devices are validated for pregnant patients.

Current state of blood pressure measurement in pregnant people in Canada: A national, inter-disciplinary survey.

Lisa Dubrofsky et al. · Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC · 2026
Purpose

Hypertension impacts 26 900 pregnancies in Canada per year.

Methods

We developed a 15-question survey to understand how health care professionals (HCPs) measure BP in pregnancy.

62%
Results
healthcare professionals were unsure if their blood pressure devices were proven accurate for pregnant patients
More results

86 HCPs from 7 provinces and various specialties (including 63% from internal medicine and 21% from obstetrics) responded.

For clinic BP in pregnant people, respondents frequently use an appropriate cuff size (n = 82, 95%), take multiple readings (n = 77, 90%), and have patients sit with arm/back support (n = 72, 84%).

More results

Respondents frequently recommended home BP measurement (n = 81, 94%) and asked patients to bring home devices in to compare against clinic devices (n = 61, 71%) but most did not recommend a specific home device nor specify one that is validated in pregnancy.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

We identified four strengths of BP measurement in pregnancy: appropriate cuff size, taking multiple readings, recommending home measurement, and attempting calibration of home devices.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

The most concerning finding is failure to use (in clinic) and recommend (at home) devices validated for pregnant people, due at least in part, to the limited number of devices validated for this population.

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