Blood Pressure Monitors
It is important to use a ‘clinically validated’ BP monitor. This means that the monitor has been tested and gives results that you can trust. It is even better to use a monitor that has been tested with pregnant women.
The following table lists blood pressure monitors that have been tested with pregnant women and are recommended for use during pregnancy.
Device |
Approved By |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| AAMI | BIHS | ESH | |
| Microlife BP 3BT0-A | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Microlife BP A1 Easy (BP3GR1-1P) |
✓ | ✓ | |
| Microlife BP A2 Basic (BP3GQ1-3P) |
✓ | ✓ | |
| Microlife BP A6 PC (BP3GU1-8Y) |
✓ | ✓ | |
| Microlife WatchBP Home (BP3MX1-1) |
✓ | ||
| Omron EVOLV (HEM-7600T-E |
✓ | ||
| Omron M3 Comfort (HEM-7134-E |
✓ | ||
| Omron M7 (HEM-780-E) |
✓ | ||
| Omron MIT Elite Only for women with arm circumference below 32cm. |
✓ | ||
AAMI = Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (US)
BIHS = British and Irish Hypertension Society
ESH = European Society of Hypertension
References:
- Blood Pressure UK, http://www.bloodpressureuk.org/Home. A good source of information on how to measure blood pressure.
- dabl Education Trust, Upper Arm Devices for Self-measurement of Blood Pressure, http://www.dableducational.org/sphygmomanometers/devices_2_sbpm.html#ArmTable.
- Which? BP Monitors, https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/blood-pressure-monitors/article/how-to-buy-the-best-blood-pressure-monitor. Free access to ‘Advice Guide’ only.