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Texting improves postpregnancy hypertension monitoring in black women

Key clinical point: Text messaging improved compliance with postpregnancy hypertension monitoring in black women.

Major finding: Compared with office visits, significantly more women who texted were compliant with monitoring (70% vs. 33%).

Study details: The randomized trial involved 206 women.

Disclosures: Dr. Hirshberg reported no relevant financial disclosures.