Monitoring of the pregnancy in cases of high blood pressure and/or pre-eclampsia can take place from home via MinSP.
About home monitoring
We have determined that you have high blood pressure and/or pre-eclampsia. 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 must personally:
You must record the measurements in MinSP. You can download the app on your smartphone. You will need MitID the first time.
You must measure blood pressure and pulse:
Morning:__ Midday:__ Evening:__
on the following days
Monday:__ Tuesday:__ Wednesday:__ Thursday:__ Friday:__ Saturday:__ Sunday:__
You must take a urine sample:
Monday:__
You must fill out the questionnaire:
Monday:__ Tuesday:__ Wednesday:__ Thursday:__ Friday:__ Saturday:__ Sunday:__
We check your measurements and results (data check):
Monday:__ Wednesday:__ Friday:__
On the days we have agreed for a data check, you must send your measurements and answers (e.g. blood pressure and questionnaire answers) by 9:00 AM.
Contact us in case of changes in your condition
Contact us immediately if you:
Measure a blood pressure higher than 150/100 on repeated measurements
Measure a blood pressure lower than 110/70 and are simultaneously undergoing medical treatment for your blood pressure
Experience severe, persistent headache
Experience flickering in front of your eyes and changes in your field of vision
Experience tightness in the chest and possibly nausea and pain in the upper part of the abdomen, particularly on the right side
Feel unwell without signs of fever
Accumulate a lot of fluid in the body over a few days See phone number under 'Contact'. How to do it
Measure your blood pressure You must sit down with both feet on the floor and remain still while taking the measurement. Also avoid talking or sitting with your legs crossed. Rest for 5 minutes before you begin.
Measure your blood pressure
How to do it:
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 placed a few centimeters above the bend of the elbow and must not be tight.
Measure your blood pressure by pressing the button, and wait.
Measure your blood pressure a total of 2 times with a 1-minute interval.
Disregard blood pressure no. 1 and report blood pressure no. 2 in MinSP (see following steps)
Tap 'My measurements' ('Mine målinger') in MinSP
Select the relevant package
Select 'Add reading' ('Tilføj aflæsning')
Enter blood pressure – tap 'Save' ('Gem')
Your answers are now automatically transferred to your electronic medical record at the hospital.
Take a urine sample
How to take the urine sample:
First urinate a little into the toilet. Then urinate a little into the cup, and then finish urinating in the toilet.
Dip the test strip into the urine in the cup so that the test pads become saturated, and take it out again immediately
Wait 60 seconds and read what color the test strip has changed to
Compare the color with the 'Protein' chart on the container label
Enter your measurement in MinSP.
Fill out the questionnaire
How to fill out the questionnaire in MinSP:
Tap 'My measurements' ('Mine målinger') in MinSP.
Select the relevant package.
Select 'Add readings' ('Tilføj aflæsninger').
Answer questions - tap 'Save' ('Gem').
Your answers are now automatically transferred to your electronic medical record at the hospital.
Practical matters
Data check - We follow up on your measurements and answers
As a general rule, we follow up on your measurements and answers 1-3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) by individual agreement. We call this a data check, and on the agreed days you must register your measurements and answers no later than 09:00 AM. We will call you if there are changes to your plan. Always remember to contact us beforehand in case of elevated blood pressure or symptoms. See the previous section ´Contact us in case of changes in your condition´.
If you experience problems that are not acute
Contact us during daytime hours on all days of the week if you experience technical problems with the equipment.
Return the equipment
When you no longer need to make registrations, you must return all the equipment to us. Therefore, remember to bring all the equipment if you are admitted during your pregnancy or when you are going to give birth.