Table 1.

Clinical features of the study population. Values are expressed as median (range) and percentage. A.G.A, appropriate for gestational age; FGR, fetal growth restriction; n.s. not significant.

	Physiological (n = 19)	Preeclampsia (n = 18)	p Value
Nulliparae (%)	47.36	50	n.s.
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)	39.4 (38–41)	32.8 (28–37)	<0.001
Maternal age at delivery (years)	34 (23–39)	34 (20–41)	n.s.
Ethnicity (%)
Caucasian	89.47	86.33	n.s.
Prenatal medications (%)
Albumin	-	11.11	n.s.
Antibiotics	42.1	16.67	n.s.
Antidepressant	-	-	-
Diuretics	-	16.67	n.s.
Eutirox	5.26	-	n.s.
Folin	84.21	94.44	n.s.
Heparin	5.26	16.66	n.s.
Iron	15.79	5.55	n.s.
Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)	5.26	11.11	n.s.
Ventolin	-	-	-
Smokers (%)	15.78	16.67	n.s.
Alcohol (%)	10.52	16.67	n.s.
Previous prenatal admission (%)	5.26	16.67	n.s.
Systolic Blood pressure (mm Hg)	120 (90–140)	162.5 (130–180)	<0.001
Diastolic Blood pressure (mm Hg)	75 (60–90)	100 (85–117)	<0.001
Proteinuria (g/24 h)	Absent	1.2 (0.33–8.28)	<0.001
A/REDF (%)	0	50	<0.001
Pathological Uterine Doppler (%)	0	66.67	<0.001
Labor (%)	63	17	p = 0.032
Antibiotics in labor (%)	31.58	83.33	p = 0.04
Delivery to processing (range in hours)	0–3	0–3
Caesarean section (%)	37	83	p = 0.011
Anesthesia (%)	63.15	83.33	n.s.
Local	25	-	p = 0.044
Spinal	58.33	93.33
Epidural	16.67	-
General	-	6.67
Maternal oxygen given at delivery? (%)	-	16.67	n.s.
Birth weight (g)	3550 (2920–4020)	AGA (n = 5): 2150 (1110–3180) FGR (n = 13): 1250 (610–1880)	<0.001
Placental weight (g)	580 (450–845)	310 (184–650)	<0.001
Fetal sex (%)			p = 0.061
Male	57.9	22.2
Female	42.1	77.8
Magnesium sulfate (%)	-	27.78	p = 0.02