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. 2023 Jun 9:1–9. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11808-w

Table 2.

Obstetrical and child data of a group of 16 pregnant women with GBS (pGBS)

pGBS, n = 16
First trimester GBS 5 (31%)
Second trimester GBS 5 (31%)
Third trimester GBS 6 (38%)
Normal term delivery 14 (87%)
Prematurity 0
In utero fetal death 2 (12%)
Epidural anesthesia 8 (50%)
General anesthesia 3 (19%)
Vaginal delivery 10 (62%)
Unscheduled cesarean 5 (31%)a
Scheduled cesarean 1 (6%)
Normal post-partum 9 (56%)
Post-partum hemorrhage 2 (12%)
Post-partum GBS fluctuation 2 (12%)
Sheehan syndrome 1 (6%)
Mean APGAR Score at 5 min 9.9b
Neonatal ICU admission 0
Normal child psychomotor development 9 (90%)c
Delayed child psychomotor development 1 (10%)c

Data are n (%). Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding

GBS Guillain-Barré syndrome, ICU Intensive Care Unit

aUnscheduled cesareans include two dead fetus deliveries and three labor-related emergencies

b5 min-APGAR scores were available for 10 newborns: one had score of 9 and nine had score of 10

cChild psychomotor development was available in ten cases