Measuring Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Using Mercury and Automated Device

A Prospective Randomised Study of Automated Versus Mercury Blood Pressure Recordings in Pregnancy

The aim of the PRAM study was to determine whether women diagnosed with hypertension in pregnancy, using the traditional mercury device, have the same pregnancy outcomes when blood pressure is measured by either an automated device or a mercury device throughout the pregnancy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• women with a diagnosis of hypertension in pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

• non-pregnant and normotensive pregnancy women