Table II.
— The outcome of the current pregnancy in the two study groups.
| PDBF (n = 270) | PAW (n = 270) | P-Value | |||
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Lost follow up | 9 | 3.33 | 6 | 2.22 | 0.09 |
| Complications during current pregnancyb | 189 | 70.0 | 132 | 48.9 | 0.001a |
| Miscarriage | 6 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.284 |
| Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy | 17 | 6.3 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.069 |
| Placental separation | 18 | 6.7 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.050a |
| Intrauterine growth restriction | 45 | 16.7 | 13 | 4.8 | 0.001a |
| Elevation of blood sugar | 16 | 5.9 | 15 | 5.6 | 0.387 |
| Elevation of blood pressure | 33 | 12.2 | 42 | 15.6 | 0.003a |
| Eclampsia | 17 | 6.3 | 10 | 3.7 | 0.652 |
| Maternal anemia | 146 | 54.1 | 83 | 30.7 | 0.005a |
PDBF: Pregnancy during breastfeeding.
PAW: Pregnancy after weaning.
(a) Statistically significant difference.
(b) Sum more than 100% as there was more than one complication.