Table 2.
Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes in Normal Pregnant Women and Women With/Without Antepartum Myomectomy
| Pregnancies With Uterine Fibroids | |||
| Normal Pregnancies (n = 2463) | With Myomectomy (n = 18) | Without Myomectomy (n = 88) | |
| Age (y) | 29 (26–40) | 33 (28–40) | 35 (29–40) |
| Nulliparous | 1639 (66.5%) | 16 (83.3%) | 40 (45.4%) |
| Multiparous | 824 (33.5%) | 2 (16.7%) | 48 (54.6%) |
| Gestational age at diagnosis (wk) | - | 11 (8–17) | 13 (6–22) |
| Gestational age at myomectomy (wk) | - | 12 (10–19) | - |
| Abortion | 228 (9.3%) | 0 | 12 (13.6%) |
| Premature membranes rupture | 134 (5.4%) | 1 (5.6%) | 20 (22.7%) |
| IUGR | 61 (2.5%) | 1 (5.6%) | 4 (4.5%) |
| Preterm labor | 141 (5.7%) | 1 (5.6%) | 19 (21.6%) |
| Cesarean delivery | (16.3%) | (93.7%) | (34%) |
| Postcesarean hysterectomy | 3 (0.12%) | 0 | 4 (4.5%) |
| Apgar score | |||
| > 7 | 2447 (99.3%) | 18 (100%) | 87 (98.9%) |
| ≤ 7 | 16 (0.7%) | 0 | 1 (1.1%) |
| Weight: | |||
| > 2500 g | 2283 (92.7%) | 17 (94.4%) | 80 (90.9%) |
| ≤ 2500 g | 180 (7.3%) | 1 (5.6%) | 8 (9.1%) |
| Fibroids | |||
| Small (< 5 cm) | 0 | 45 | |
| Medium (5–10 cm) | 9 | 42 | |
| Large (> 10 cm) | 9 | 1 | |
IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction.
Reprinted with permission from Mollica G et al.53