Research Article
Women's Experiences of Preeclampsia: Australian Action on Preeclampsia Survey of Women and Their Confidants
Table 1
Characteristics and outcomes of respondents.
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| Condition: one or more of | | | Preeclampsia | 53 | (77.9) | Eclampsia | 5 | (7.4) | HELLP | 26 | (38.2) |
| Multiple conditions (included in the above) | | | Preeclampsia and HELLP | 13 | (19.1%) | Preeclampsia and eclampsia | 1 | (1.5) | Eclampsia and HELLP | 1 | (1.5) | Preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP | 2 | (2.9) |
| PE** experience | | | One pregnancy | 55 | (80.9) | Two or more pregnancies | 13 | (19.1) |
| Highest level of care received | | | Normal labour and postnatal care | 5 | (7.4) | Labour ward with additional care | 24 | (35.3) | Adult intensive care unit | 39 | (57.4) |
| Timing of delivery | | | After 37 weeks | 10 | (14.7) | Between 30 weeks and 36 weeks 6 days | 31 | (45.6) | Before 30 weeks | 27 | (39.7) |
| Delivery earlier than planned | | | No | 4 | (5.9) | Concern for maternal welfare | 23 | (33.8) | Concern for fetal welfare/fetal death | 7 | (10.3) | Concern for both mother and fetus | 33 | (48.5) |
| Perinatal/infant death | | | Stillborn | 9 | (13.2) | Death within one week | 4 | (5.9) | Death one week to six weeks | 3 | (4.4) | Death six weeks to six months | 1 | (1.5) | Death after six months | 1 | (1.5) |
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*Not all answers completed by respondents.
**Hereafter, PE used to capture all of Preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP.
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