Table 3.

Reasons for using or not using out-of-office blood pressure measurement for pregnant women.

	Frequency of responses (%)
Reasons for using out-of-office BP measurements (N=19)
To aid in the diagnosis of white coat hypertension	17 (89.5)
To aid in the diagnosis of hypertension	15 (78.9)
To improve patient education and ability for  self-monitoring	14 (73.7)
To detect labile blood pressure	10 (52.6)
To detect masked hypertension	7 (36.8)
Easily available tool with low or no cost	7 (36.8)
Reasons for not using home BP measurements (N=3)
Limited clinical value	3 (100)
Patient inconvenience and costs	1 (33.3)
Reasons for not using 24-hour ABPM
Limited availability and costs	23 (71.9)
Long turnaround time	17 (53.1)
Not sure of validity and accuracy	11 (34.4)
Patient preference	5 (15.6)
Limited clinical value	4 (12.5)

BP: blood pressure; ABPM: ambulatory blood pressure monitor.