Research Article

Pregnancy Outcomes among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Brazzaville

Table 1

Comparison of obstetric characteristics between women with SCD and non-SCD women seen in 4 maternity hospitals in Brazzaville between July 2017 and June 2019.

VariableSCD (n = 65)Non-SCD (n = 130)OR95% CI

Gravidity
 Median (q1–q3)1 (0–2)3 (1.5–4)0.0001
 Min–max0–70–11
Parity
 Median (q1–q3)0.5 (0–1)1 (0–3)0.0001
 Min–max0–40–8
History of miscarriage, n (%)20 (30.7%)71(54.6%)0.40.2–0.70.002
History of fetal death in utero, n (%)14 (21.6%)6(4.6%)5.72.1–15.90.001

SCD: sickle cell disease; non-SCD: non-sickle cell disease; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.