Home monitoring

If it is necessary to monitor blood pressure regularly during pregnancy, this can most often be done from home. Read here how to do it and what to be aware of.

We have determined that you have high blood pressure or preeclampsia, or that you are at risk of developing it during your pregnancy. You have the option of staying at home, but you must monitor your pregnancy so that we can keep an eye on how it develops. This means that you yourself must:

Measure your blood pressure and pulse
Make a urine sample
Fill in the questionnaire

You will need to record the measurements in MinSP. You can download the App on your smartphone or log in to www.minsundhedsplatform.dk. You have to use MitID.

Record your blood pressure and pulse:

Morning: __ Noon: __ Evening: __

Monday: __Tuesday:__ Wednesday:__ Thursday:__ Friday:__ Saturday:__ Sunday:__

You will have to fill the questionary:
Monday: __ Tuesday:__ Wednesday:__ Thursday:__ Friday:__ Saturday:__ Sunday:__

You will have to make a urine sample:
Monday: __ Tuesday:__ Wednesday:__ Thursday:__ Friday:__ Saturday:__ Sunday:__

We will control your measurements and results (data check):
Monday: __ Tuesday:__ Wednesday:__ Thursday:__ Friday:__ Saturday:__ Sunday:__

The days we have agreed on data checks, you must send measurements, questionnaires and results from urine samples before 10:00 AM.

Contact us immediately if you:

Measure several blood pressures higher than 150/100
Measure a blood pressure lower than 115/75 and are in medical treatment for your blood pressure
Experience a severe persistent headache
Experience flickering vision or other changes to your eyesight
Experience chest pressure, nauseas, pain in the upper abdomen, especially on the right side
Feel sick/ill, without fever
Experience suddenly increased edemas
Feel less movements from the baby
Experience increased Braxton Hicks contractions
Experience vaginal bleeding
Experience pressure or aching from the uterus
Experience changes in your pregnancy, that make you nervous

Find our contact information at the end of the document.

How to measure your blood pressure:

Find a place where you can sit undisturbed while taking the measurements. You are not allowed to talk, watch TV, or use a mobile phone/tablet during the measurements. You should sit in a chair with a backrest with both feet on the floor, without crossing your legs.

Rest at least 10 minutes before you start
Place the cuff on your left upper arm, so that the tube from the blood pressure monitor is on the inside of the arm. The cuff should be a few centimeters above where your elbow bends
Push the button and wait
Repeat the measurement 3 times with approximately 1 minute in between if your blood pressure is above 135/85 and send us the last two measurements. If your blood pressure is below 135/85, you only need to measure it once and send us the result.

Send the measurements in MinSP

You must send us your measurements through the MinSP app.

Here's how:

Click “My measurements” in MinSP.
Select the relevant package.
Choose “Add reading.”
Enter your blood pressure values and click “Save.”

Your measurements will automatically be transferred to your medical record.

Make a urine sample and answer questions about your well-being.

How to make the urine sample:

Wash yourself with water before you pee. Pee a little bit in the toilet, then pee in the cup and then finish peeing in the toilet.
Dip the stick in the urine for 10 seconds; all the fields must me wet, then take it out.
Wait 60 seconds and read the result
Compare the color ‘protein’ on the scale that is shown on the bottle.
Enter the result in MinSP
If you have it, fill in the questionnaire about your well being

Once you have entered your answers and pressed 'Save', the answers will automatically be transferred to your medical record.

Practicalities

Data check

Once you have completed your measurements, the midwife will review your submitted data. She will assess your condition and whether the data quality is OK and will contact you if necessary. In some cases, it may be necessary to repeat a measurement.

You can follow our notes in MinSP

Remember to contact us if your condition changes.

Return the equipment

Remember to return any borrowed equipment when you are done with it. Therefore, you need to bring it to the hospital when you go into labor.

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