Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Total number of women, n | 152 |
| Weeks of gestation at presentation, n (%) | |
| < 12 | 23 (15.1) |
| 12–28 | 42 (27.6) |
| > 28 | 59 (38.8) |
| Post-partum | 28 (18.4) |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 31.4 (5.1) |
| Nulliparous, n (%) | 35 (23.0) |
| Gravity, mean (SD) | 2.9 (2.1) |
| Twin pregnancy, n (%) | 3 (2.0) |
| Termination of pregnancy, n (%) | 1 (0.7) |
| Outcomes | |
| In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 0 |
| 28-day mortality, n (%) | 0 |
| ICU/HDU/CCU admissions, n (%) | 8 (5.3) |
| Reasons for ICU/HDU/CCU admission | |
| Intra-abdominal bleeding following anticoagulation | 1 |
| Asthma exacerbation | 1 |
| H1N1 | 1 |
| Other URTI/LRTI | 2 |
| Thrombolysis for saddle pulmonary embolus | 1 |
| Eclampsia | 1 |
| PCI following MI (CCU) | 1 |
Data are presented as number (percentage) of women, unless otherwise indicated
CCU coronary care unit, ICU intensive care unit, MI myocardial infarction, URTI upper respiratory tract infection, LRTI lower respiratory tract infection, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention