Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of women with ulcerative colitis stratified by vaginal and Cesarean delivery
| Characteristic | Vaginal delivery (N = 74) |
C-section (N = 67) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age, mean (SD), years | 31.9 (4.2) | 33.5 (4.8) | 0.04 |
| Age at IBD diagnosis, mean (SD), years | 24.5 (5.8) | 22.0 (6.2) | 0.03 |
| Gestational age at delivery, mean (SD), weeks | 38.2 (3.2) | 37.3 (2.7) | 0.05 |
| Prior colectomy | 9 (12%) | 27 (40%) | 0.0001 |
| Active IBD symptoms during birth admission | 12 (16%) | 5 (7%) | 0.13 |
| IBD meds during pregnancy | 32 (43%) | 27 (40%) | 0.72 |
| Maternal health problem* | 6 (8%) | 13 (19%) | 0.05 |
| Maternal chronic infection† | 4 (5%) | 1 (1%) | 0.21 |
| Prior Cesarean delivery | 0 (0%) | 26 (39%) | <0.0001 |
P value < 0.05 representing statistical significance.
* Includes preeclampsia, placenta previa, diabetes, hypertension, placental abruption and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
† Includes human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and hepatitis C