International gestational age-specific centiles for blood pressure in pregnancy from the INTERGROWTH-21st Project in 8 countries: A longitudinal cohort study.
Lauren J GreenStephen H KennedyLucy H MacKillopStephen GerryManorama PurwarEleonora Staines UriasLeila Cheikh IsmailFernando BarrosCesar Gomes VictoraMaria CarvalhoEric O OhumaYasmin JafferJ Alison NobleMichael GravettRuyan PangAnn LambertEnrico BertinoAris T PapageorghiouCutberto GarzaZulfiqar Ahmed BhuttaJosé VillarPeter J Watkinsonnull nullPublished in: PLoS medicine (2021)
Our findings provide international, gestational age-specific centiles and limits of acceptable change to facilitate earlier recognition of deteriorating health in pregnant women. These centiles challenge the idea of a clinically significant midpregnancy drop in blood pressure.
Keyphrases
- birth weight
- gestational age
- preterm birth
- blood pressure
- pregnant women
- hypertensive patients
- heart rate
- healthcare
- public health
- mental health
- quality improvement
- pregnancy outcomes
- weight gain
- type diabetes
- health information
- blood glucose
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- adipose tissue
- social media
- human health
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- risk assessment