Table 4.
Perinatal outcomes among births born to women with suspected and unsuspected placenta accreta prior to delivery and controls
| Case | Control (n=582) | p Value* | |||
| PA suspected antenatally (n=174) | PA not suspected antenatally (n=133) | Total† (n=310) | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Fetal deaths | 5 (2.9) | 4 (3.0) | 9 (2.9) | 5 (0.9) | <0.05 |
| Perinatal deaths | 7 (4.0) | 5 (3.8) | 12 (3.9) | 10 (1.7) | <0.05 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 87 (50.0) | 55 (41.4) | 142 (45.8) | 281 (48.3) | 0.53 |
| Female | 84 (48.3) | 78 (58.6) | 165 (53.2) | 299 (51.4) | |
| Not stated | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.0) | 2 (0.3) | |
| Gestational age, weeks, median | 35.0 | 38.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | <0.001 |
| Preterm birth (<37 weeks) | |||||
| Yes | 130 (74.7) | 50 (37.6) | 183 (59.0) | 77 (13.2) | <0.001 |
| No | 43 (24.7) | 83 (62.4) | 126 (40.6) | 503 (86.4) | |
| Not stated | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | |
| Birth weight†, g, mean | 2468.3 (±709.1) | 2870.0 (±847.8) | 2640.3 (±795.8) | 3281.4 (±615.8) | <0.001 |
| Low birth weight †(<2500 g) | |||||
| Yes | 81 (48.5) | 38 (29.5) | 120 (40.1) | 54 (9.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 85 (50.9) | 88 (68.2) | 175 (58.5) | 517 (89.6) | |
| Not stated | 1 (0.6) | 3 (2.3) | 4 (1.3) | 6 (1.0) | |
| Small for gestational age† | |||||
| Yes | 8 (4.8) | 14 (10.9) | 22 (7.4) | 55 (9.5) | 0.29 |
| No | 158 (94.6) | 112 (86.8) | 273 (91.3) | 516 (89.4) | |
| Not stated | 1 (0.6) | 3 (2.3) | 4 (1.3) | 6 (1.0) | |
| Admission to NICU† | |||||
| Yes | 130 (77.8) | 51 (39.5) | 183 (61.2) | 90 (15.6) | <0.001 |
| No | 36 (21.6) | 76 (58.9) | 113 (37.8) | 479 (83.0) | |
| Not stated | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.6) | 3 (1.0) | 8 (1.4) | |
| Apgar score at 5 min† | |||||
| <7 | 59 (35.3) | 7 (5.4) | 66 (22.1) | 9 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| 7–10 | 106 (63.5) | 120 (93.0) | 229 (76.6) | 559 (96.9) | |
| Not stated | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (1.3) | 9 (1.6) | |
| Resuscitation† | |||||
| Yes | 99 (59.3) | 29 (22.5) | 130 (43.5) | 49 (8.5) | <0.001 |
| No | 65 (38.9) | 96 (74.4) | 162 (54.2) | 520 (90.1) | |
| Not stated | 3 (1.8) | 4 (3.1) | 7 (2.3) | 8 (1.4) | |
| Separation status† | |||||
| Discharged home | 119 (71.3) | 111 (86.0) | 232 (77.6) | 542 (93.9) | <0.001 |
| Transferred to another health facility/other | 41 (24.6) | 16 (12.4) | 58 (19.4) | 28 (4.9) | |
| Neonatal death | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (0.9) | |
| Not stated | 5 (3.0) | 1 (0.8) | 6 (2.0) | 2 (0.3) | |
*Case versus control.
†Live births only.
NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; PA, placenta accreta.