Table 4. Foetal outcome for all pregnant women (n = 118), women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (n = 41) and rheumatic heart disease (n = 35).
Whole group n (%) | Peripartum cardiomyopathy n (%) | Rheumatic heart disease n (%) | |
In utero death | 11 (9.3) | 4 (9.8) | 3 (8.6) |
Gestation, mean (± SD) | 32 (7.7) | 35.6 (6.9) | 27.2 (8.9) |
Born preterm (< 37 weeks gestation) | 51 (71.8) | 14 (34.1) | 15 (42.9) |
Low birth weight (< 2 500 g) | 37 (64.5) | 10 (24.3) | 11 (31.4) |