High Maternal Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Pregnancy with Eisenmenger Syndrome

Table 3

Relationship between maternal perinatal characteristic and cardiac defect size.

Characteristics	Lesion diameter of <3 cm; (%)	Lesion diameter of ≥3 cm; (%)	Total ()
Maternal age (yrs)
20–29	12 (92)	3 (60)	15 (83)	0.266
≥30	1 (8)	2 (40)	3 (7)
Maternal age (yrs)				0.002
GA at labor
Preterm	9 (69)	5 (100)	14 (72)	0.047
Term	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Postpartum	3 (23)	0 (0)	3 (12)
Gravida
Primigravida	9 (69)	2 (40)	11 (61)	0.281
Multigravida	4 (31)	3 (60)	7 (39)
ANC
NBC	10 (77)	5 (100)	15 (83)	0.082
BC	3 (23)	0 (0)	3 (17)
Clubbing finger & cyanosis
Negative	7 (54)	0 (0)	7 (38)	0.003
Positive	6 (46)	5 (100)	11 (62)
Hemoglobin level
<16 g/dL	11 (85)	2 (40)	13 (72)	0.063
≥16 g/dL	2 (15)	3 (60)	5 (28)
Hematocrit
<40%	6 (46)	1 (20)	7 (38)	0.318
≥40%	7 (54)	4 (80)	11 (62)
SaO2
<90%	11 (85)	4 (80)	15 (83)	0.827
≥90%	2 (15)	1 (20)	3 (17)
Heart disease type
ASD	8 (62)	5 (100)	13 (72)	0.027
VSD	4 (30)	0 (0)	4 (22)
PDA	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Delivery methods
Cesarean section	11 (85)	5 (100)	16 (89)	0.165
Vaginal delivery	2 (5)	0 (0)	2 (11)
Baby birthweight
<2,500 g	12 (92)	5 (100)	17 (94)	0.552
≥2,500 g	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Apgar score
1-3	2 (20)	1 (20)	3 (20)	0.968
4-6	1 (10)	2 (40)	3 (20)
7–9	7 (70)	2 (40)	9 (60)

* indicates a significant value (). GA: gestational age; ANC: antenatal care; NBC: nonbooked case; BC: booked case.