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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.
Citation:
Hirshberg A et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Jan;220(1):S6, Abstract 7.