Increasing blood pressure screenings during pregnancy is an important step in addressing race-based inequities found in pregnancy-related morbidity and deaths, the task force said, which are often linked back to hypertensive disorders.
Anyone who is pregnant should have theirtaken throughout pregnancy to better screen for hypertensive disorders, says a new recommendation this month from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
In fact, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are among the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in the US,Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy include:Preeclampsia, which is when high blood pressure suddenly develops in someone who previously had normal blood pressureAll are among the U.S.
Nicholson noted that this is not due to differences in biology, but rather because of social inequities that come from disparities in access to care, as well as disparities in living conditions, such as education, nutrition, and income.
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