Eclampsia Characteristics and Outcomes: A Comparison of Two Eras
Table 3
Neonatal outcomes of eclampsia cases.
Outcome
Antenatal eclampsia [/ (%) or mean ± SD]
Postnatal eclampsia [/ (%) or mean ± SD]
P value
Early eclampsia [/ (%) or mean ± SD]
Late eclampsia [/ (%) or mean ± SD]
P value
All cases [/t* (%) or mean ± SD]
Need for cardiac massage
4/59 (7%)
0/22 (0%)
0.55
2/20 (10%)
2/39 (5%)
>0.99
4/81 (5%)
Need for intubation
22/59 (37%)
2/22 (9%)
0.014
14/21 (67%)
8/38 (21%)
<0.001
24/81 (30%)
Meconium aspiration
7/58 (12%)
5/21 (24%)
0.285
0/19 (0%)
7/39 (18%)
0.1
12/79 (15%)
Apgar score at 1 minute
5.2 ± 2.7
7.3 ± 2.7
<0.001
4 ± 2.5
5.8 ± 2.5
0.013
5.7 ± 2.8
Apgar score at 5 minutes
7.1 ± 2.1
8.4 ± 1.5
0.005
6.3 ± 2.1
7.6 ± 2
0.008
7.5 ± 2
Neonatal death
2/60 (3%)
0/23 (0%)
>0.99
1/21 (5%)
1/39 (3%)
>0.99
2/83 (2%)
Seizures
1/60 (2%)
0/23 (0%)
>0.99
0/21 (0%)
1/39 (3%)
>0.99
1/83 (1%)
Fetal death
1/61 (2%)
0/23 (0%)
>0.99
0/21 (0%)
1/40 (3%)
>0.99
1/84 (1%)
Birth trauma
0/61 (0%)
2/23 (9%)
0.145
0/21 (0%)
0/40 (0%)
—†
2/84 (2%)
SD: standard deviation.
*
: total of cases in which information about the characteristic being studied is available; : number of cases with the characteristic being studied. †Unable to obtain.
