Table 3 Antenatal surveillance. Values are n (%)
NICE hypertension in pregnancy recommendations | P-valuea | P-valueb (CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Before guidance N = 1271 | After guidance N = 1219 | |||
Blood pressure recorded at every antenatal visit | 962 (76) | 913 (75) | 0.60 | 0.56 (−0.04, 0.02) |
If not recorded at every visit how often omitted: | N = 309 | N = 306 | 0.30 | |
once | 217 (71) | 199 (65) | 0.11 (−0.14, 0.01) | |
twice | 61 (20) | 64 (21) | 0.77 (−0.05, 0.07) | |
three | 16 (5) | 30 (10) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.09) | |
four | 9 (3) | 7 (2) | 0.43 (−0.03, 0.01) | |
≥ Five times | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 1.00 (−0.02, 0.02) | |
N = 1271 | N = 1219 | |||
Proteinuria recorded at every antenatal visit | 441 (35) | 417 (34) | 0.80 | 0.56 (−0.05, 0.03) |
If not recorded at every antenatal visit how often omitted: | N = 830 | N = 802 | 0.03 | |
once | 341 (41) | 315 (39) | 0.41 (−0.07, 0.03) | |
twice | 246 (30) | 195 (24) | < 0.01 (−0.10, − 0.02) | |
three | 126 (15) | 147 (18) | 0.10 (−0.01, 0.07) | |
four | 64 (6) | 73 (9) | 0.02 (0.00, 0.06) | |
≥ Five times | 53 (6) | 70 (9) | 0.02 (0.00, 0.06) | |