Pregnancy in Sickle Cell Disease Is a Very High-Risk Situation: An Observational Study

Table 3

Nonobstetric maternal complications during pregnancy.

Nonobstetric complications (%)	HbSS	HbS/beta	HbSC
Severe vasoocclusive crises	5 ()	0	8 ()
Acute chest syndrome	1 ()	0	1 ()
Urinary tract infection	8 (30)	0	10 ()
Impaired cardiac function	0	0	0
Hospitalization in intensive care unit
Maternal death	0	0	0