Table 3.
Peripartum abnormalities | Variable | The first trimester (<16 weeks of gestation) | The second trimester (16–27 weeks of gestationa) | The third trimester (≥28 weeks of gestation) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Varicose veins | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
No | 28 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Pregnancy-induced hypertension | Yes | 3 (10.7) | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.83 |
No | 25 (89.3) | 15 (88.2) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Premature rupture of membranes | Yes | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.69 |
No | 27 (96.4) | 17 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Infection (candida, chlamydia, Bacterial vaginosis) | Yes | 9 (32.1) | 4 (23.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.45 |
No | 19 (67.9) | 13 (76.5) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Infection (Group B Streptococcus) | Yes | 2 (7.1) | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.75 |
No | 26 (92.9) | 15 (88.2) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Chorioamnionitis | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.39 |
No | 28 (100.0) | 16 (94.1) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Placental insufficiency | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.39 |
No | 28 (100.0) | 16 (94.1) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Preterm birth | Yes | 2 (7.1) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.89 |
No | 26 (92.9) | 16 (94.1) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Birth weight of infants | <2,500 g | 2 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.48 |
≥2,500 g | 26 (92.9) | 17 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Atonic bleeding | Yes | 1 (3.6) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.87 |
No | 27 (96.4) | 16 (94.1) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Mastitis | Yes | 1 (3.6) | 2 (11.89) | 0 (0.0) | 0.49 |
No | 27 (96.4) | 15 (88.2) | 3 (100.0) | ||
Uterine subinvolution | Yes | 2 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0.09 |
No | 26 (92.9) | 17 (100.0) | 2 (66.7) |
p Value by Chi-square test
aThe interval covered 16 weeks 0 days through 27 weeks 6 days