Pregnancy in Sickle Cell Disease Is a Very High-Risk Situation: An Observational Study
Table 2
Maternal obstetric complications during pregnancy.
Obstetric complications
HbSS
HbS/beta
HbSC
Previous miscarriage (%)
6 ()
0
7 ()
Preterm labor (%)
11 (41)
0
7 ()
Preeclampsia (%)
3 ()
2 (40)
6 ()
Gestational diabetes (%)
0
0
0
Cesarean section (%)
10 (37)
2 (40)
21 (70)
Stillbirth (%)
1 (3.7)
0
3 ()
Fetal death in utero (%)
3 ()
0
0
Abortion (%)
3 ()
0
1 ()
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