Table 2.

Characteristics of preeclamptic women

	Delivery mode	Gestational age at delivery (weeks)	Fetal growth	Neonatal outcome
Controls
PE 1	Caesarean	35	AGA	Abnormal*
PE 2	Caesarean	39	AGA	Normal
PE 3	Caesarean	34	SGA	Abnormal*
PE 4	Caesarean	40	AGA	Normal
PE 5	Caesarean	41	AGA	Normal
Cases:
PE 6	Vaginal	38	SGA	Normal
PE 7	Caesarean	38	AGA	Normal

AGA, Appropriate for gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age.

^*Low Apgar scores (<7 at 5 min) and/or admission to the neonatal intensive care unit.