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.

OutcomesSCDNon-SCDOR95% CI

Bacterial infections
No46 (70.7%)124 (95.4%)
Yes19 (29.3%)6 (4.6%)0,00121.77.6–62.7
Mean gestation age (weeks)3538
Min–max28–4229–420,0001
Preterm birth
No16 (24.6%)90 (69.2%)
Yes49 (75.4%)40 (30.8%)0,0018.03.0–23.2
Mode of delivery
Vaginal24 (37%)86 (65.6%)
Cesarean41 (63%)46 (35.4%)0,0013.11.6–5.7
Mean birth weight (g)24003000
Min–max1400–37502675–41000,001
Low birth weight
No31 (47.7%)109 (83.9%)
Yes34 (52.3%)21 (16.1%)0,0014.72.4–9.4
NICU (n=188)
No37 (59.7%)104 (82.5%)
Yes25 (40.3%)22 (17.5%)0,013.21.6–6.3
Fetal/child death (n=195)
No51 (78.5%)120 (93.2%)
Yes14 (21.5%)10 (4.8%)0,014.31.5–12.2
Maternal outcome
Alive61 (93.8%)123 (94.6%)
Died4 (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.