TABLE 3.
Frequency of Neonatal Outcomes for Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) Events With and Without Blood Transfusion During the Delivery Hospitalization, Among Georgia Resident Women Ages 12–55 Between 2009–2020
| Including blood transfusion | Excluding blood transfusion | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Delivery hospitalizations (%) | SMM events (%) | SMM rate | Crude RR (95% CI) | SMM events (%) | SMM rate | Crude RR (95% CI) |
| Gestational age in weeks | |||||||
| Extremely preterm (<28) | 9,944 (1) | 724 (3) | 728.1 | 5.8(5.4, 6.2) | 724 (3) | 728.1 | 8.9(8.0, 9.9) |
| Very preterm (28-<32) | 12,165 (1) | 959 (5) | 788.3 | 6.3 (5.9, 6.7) | 959 (5) | 788.3 | 10.5 (9.5, 11.5) |
| Moderate preterm (32-<34) | 13,786 (1) | 931 (4) | 675.3 | 5.4 (5.0, 5.7) | 931 (4) | 675.3 | 8.9 (8.1, 9.8) |
| Late preterm (34-<37) | 86,591 (7) | 3,173 (15) | 366.4 | 2.9 (2.8, 3.0) | 3,173 (15) | 366.4 | 4.2 (4.0, 4.5) |
| Early term (37-<39) | 326,784 (28) | 5,714 (28) | 174.9 | 1.4 (1.3, 1.4) | 5,714 (28) | 174.9 | 1.6 (1.5, 1.7) |
| Full term (39-<41) | 671,289 (57) | 8,435 (41) | 125.7 | Ref | 8,435 (41) | 125.7 | Ref |
| Late term (>=41) | 52,193 (4) | 765 (4) | 146.6 | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) | 765 (4) | 146.6 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) |
| Birth weight (grams) | |||||||
| <1500 | 19,889 (2) | 1,545 (7) | 776.8 | 5.6 (5.2, 5.9) | 1,545 (7) | 776.8 | 9.5 (8.7, 10.4) |
| 1500–1999 | 19,200 (2) | 1,176 (6) | 612.5 | 4.4 (4.1, 4.7) | 1,176 (6) | 612.5 | 7.2 (6.5, 7.9) |
| 2000–2499 | 65,536 (6) | 2,159 (10) | 329.4 | 2.4 (2.2, 2.5) | 2,159 (10) | 329.4 | 3.4 (3.2, 3.7) |
| 2500–2999 | 239,586 (20) | 4,196 (20) | 175.1 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.3) | 4,196 (20) | 175.1 | 1.6 (1.4, 1.7) |
| 3000–3499 | 464,795 (40) | 6,154 (30) | 132.4 | 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) | 6,154 (30) | 132.4 | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) |
| 3500–3999 | 286,310 (24) | 4,006 (19) | 139.9 | Ref | 4,006 (19) | 139.9 | Ref |
| 4000–4499 | 66,301 (6) | 1,165 (6) | 175.7 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.3) | 1,165 (6) | 175.7 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.3) |
| >=4500 | 10,272 (1) | 228 (1) | 222.0 | 1.6 (1.4, 1.8) | 228 (1) | 222.0 | 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) |
| Fetal/neonatal death | |||||||
| Fetal death | 5,337 (0) | 470 (2) | 880.6 | 5.1 (4.6, 5.6) | 470 (2) | 880.6 | 7.7 (6.8, 8.7) |
| Live birth | 1,167,415 (100) | 20,231 (98) | 173.3 | Ref | 20,231 (98) | 173.3 | Ref |