Effect of garment on the arm under the auscultatory manometer cuff among primigravidae

Context: Although Perinatal guidelines recommend blood pressure (BP) should be measured on bare arms among pregnant women, BP is measured over garments in primary health care settings among prenatal women. Aim: To identify the discrepancies in BP measurements with garments under the manometer cuff v...

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Main Authors: Ganapathy Thilagavathy, Samia Saud Al Furaikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2018;volume=7;issue=2;spage=129;epage=133;aulast=Thilagavathy