Table 5.
Postpartum outcomes
| Intervention (n = 17) | Control (n = 17) | Comparison |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| RR (95% CI) | |||
| Pain, n (%) | 4 (23.5%) | 7 (41.2%) | 0.57 (0.20-1.60) |
| Sickle cell crisis, n (%) | 1 (5.9%) | 3 (17.6%) | 0.33 (0.04-2.89) |
| Chest infection, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Venous/pulmonary embolism, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Inpatient admission related to SCD (nights), n (%) | |||
| 0 | 14 (82.4%) | 16 (94.1%) | |
| 1-2 | 2 (11.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3.09 (0.29-33.2)∗ |
| ≥3 | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (5.9%) | |
| Inpatient admission not related to SCD (nights), n (%) | |||
| 0 | 17 (100.0%) | 16 (94.1%) | - |
| 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.9%) | |
| Number of transfusions in the postnatal period†, n (%) | |||
| 0 | 14 (82.4%) | 14 (87.5%) | |
| 1 | 3 (17.6%) | 2 (12.5%) | 1.61 (0.23-11.09)∗ |
| Day unit attendance in the postnatal period†, n (%) | |||
| 0 | 16 (94.1%) | 16 (94.1%) | |
| 1 | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (5.9%) | 1.00 (0.06-17.4)∗ |
Intervention arm consists of SPEBT; control arm consists of standard care. One participant from the intervention arm was excluded from the analysis because of a spontaneous abortion occurring <16 weeks before the first procedure.
∗
Odds ratios derived by ordered logistic regression.
†
Data available for n = 17 participants in the intervention arm and n = 16 participants in the standard-care arm.