Significance of Maternal and Cord Blood Nucleated Red Blood Cell Count in Pregnancies Complicated by Preeclampsia

Table 4

Distribution of different neonatal outcomes (in all patients studied, 𝑛=100) with cord blood NRBC/100 WBC cutoff of 13 (>13 and ≤13, resp., in each neonatal outcome).

Parameter	Cord blood NRBC >13/100 WBC	Cord blood NRBC ≤13/100 WBC	𝑃 value*
	𝑛 (%)	𝑛 (%)
IUGR
Present	11 (44%)	6 (8%)	0.000
Absent	14 (56%)	69 (92%)
APGAR
Low	6 (24%)	3 (4%)	0.007
Good	19 (76%)	72 (96%)
Need for assisted ventilation
Needed	8 (32%)	3 (4%)	0.001
Not needed	17 (68%)	72 (96%)
NICU admission
Needed	14 (56%)	8 (10.7%)	0.000
Not needed	11 (44%)	67 (89.3%)
Birth weight (g)
<2500	18 (72%)	12 (16%)	0.000
≥2500	7 (28%)	63 (84%)
Respiratory distress
Present	10 (40%)	4 (5.3%)	0.000
Absent	15 (60%)	71 (94.7%)
Neonatal death
Present	1 (4%)	0 (0%)	0.25
Absent	24 (96%)	75 (100%)
One or more adverse outcomes
Present	17 (68%)	10 (13.3%)	0.000
Absent	8 (32%)	65 (86.7%)

 *Chi-square test.