Table 2.
Findings from clinical examinations at 6 and 12 months after end of pregnancy; post-partum diagnoses outcomes
| Month 6 clinical examination | Month 12 clinical examination | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data are: n*/N† (%, 95%CI) | Uncomplicated pregnancy | Near-miss live birth | Near-miss perinatal death | Uncomplicated pregnancy | Near-miss live birth | Near-miss perinatal death |
| Maternal health | ||||||
| Mild, moderate or severe anaemia‡ | 40/299 (13%, 10–18) | 25/134 (19%, 12–26) | 14/41 (34%, 20–51) | 75/278 (27%, 22–33) | 38/127 (30%, 22–39) | 14/40 (35%, 21–52) |
| Proportion underweight (BMI <18 kg/m2) | 19/293 (6%, 4–10) | 8/132 (6%, 3–12) | 1/41 (2%, 0.1–13) | 21/279 (8%, 5–11) | 9/132 (7%, 3–13) | 1/39 (3%, 0.1–13) |
| Hypertension§ | 18/297 (6%, 4–9) | 18/135 (13%, 8–20) | 3/41 (7%, 2–20) | 2/283 (1%, 0.1–3) | 7/131 (5%, 2–11) | 3/40 (8%, 2–20) |
| Urinary infection | 29/296 (10%, 7–14) | 13/136 (10%, 5–16) | 6/40 (15%, 6–30) | 62/284 (22%, 17–27) | 27/131 (21%, 14–29) | 11/40 (28%, 15–44) |
| Urinary incontinence¶ | 25/296 (8%, 6–12) | 9/132 (7%, 3–13) | 5/40 (13%, 4–27) | 8/278 (3%, 1–6) | 7/129 (5%, 2–11) | 5/40 (13%, 4–27) |
| Fever (≥37.5 °C) | 34/295 (12%, 8–16) | 26/133 (20%, 13–27) | 4/41 (10%, 3–23) | 32/280 (11%, 8–16) | 16/130 (12%, 7–19) | 7/39 (18%, 8–34) |
*
Total number of women with the event.
†
Total number of women undergone clinical examination.
‡
Mild, moderate or severe anaemia defined as ≤11.0 g/dl.
§
Hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure over 140 mmHg and diastolic over 90 mmHg.
¶
Loss of urine when patient coughs or a weight gain cut-off for the PAD test of >1 g (comparing weight after–before the test) which indicates high risk of incontinence.