Everyone who is pregnant should be screened for high blood pressure, according to new draft recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force.
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Everyone who is pregnant should be screened for high blood pressure, according to new draft recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force.
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For the first time, US task force proposes expanding high blood pressure screening recommendations during pregnancy

The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation to screen everyone who is pregnant for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, by monitoring their blood pressure throughout the pregnancy, and the group is calling attention to racial inequities.