Anemia / 2020 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Pregnancy Outcomes among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Brazzaville Table 2 Comparison of perinatal characteristics and the outcome of pregnancy between SCD women and non-SCD women seen in 4 maternity hospitals in Brazzaville between July 2017 and June 2019.
Outcomes SCD Non-SCD OR 95% CI Bacterial infections No 46 (70.7%) 124 (95.4%) Yes 19 (29.3%) 6 (4.6%) 0,001 21.7 7.6–62.7 Mean gestation age (weeks) 35 38 Min–max 28–42 29–42 0,0001 Preterm birth No 16 (24.6%) 90 (69.2%) Yes 49 (75.4%) 40 (30.8%) 0,001 8.0 3.0–23.2 Mode of delivery Vaginal 24 (37%) 86 (65.6%) Cesarean 41 (63%) 46 (35.4%) 0,001 3.1 1.6–5.7 Mean birth weight (g) 2400 3000 Min–max 1400–3750 2675–4100 0,001 Low birth weight No 31 (47.7%) 109 (83.9%) Yes 34 (52.3%) 21 (16.1%) 0,001 4.7 2.4–9.4 NICU (n = 188) No 37 (59.7%) 104 (82.5%) Yes 25 (40.3%) 22 (17.5%) 0,01 3.2 1.6–6.3 Fetal/child death (n = 195) No 51 (78.5%) 120 (93.2%) Yes 14 (21.5%) 10 (4.8%) 0,01 4.3 1.5–12.2 Maternal outcome Alive 61 (93.8%) 123 (94.6%) Died 4 (6.2%) 7 (5.4%) 0,9
NICU: neonatal intensive care unit; SCD: sickle cell disease; non-SCD: non-sickle cell disease; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.