Table 2. Adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.
| Type of hypertensive disorder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnancy outcomes | Chronic hypertension (n = 24) n (%) |
Gestational hypertension (n = 146) n (%) |
Pre-eclampsia (n = 220) n (%) |
Eclampsia (n = 61) n (%) |
Total (N = 451) n (%)a |
| Maternal outcomes | |||||
| Caesarean section | 17 (70.8) | 55 (37.7) | 122 (55.5) | 37 (61.7) | 231(51.3) |
| Prolonged maternal hospital stay | 12 (50.0) | 34 (23.3) | 95 (43.2) | 29 (47.5) | 170 (37.7) |
| Maternal mortality | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.8) | 6 (9.8) | 10 (2.2) |
| Fetal outcomes | |||||
| EGA at abortion/delivery (completed weeks)b | |||||
| 21–27 | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (3.7) | 4 (7.4) | 13 (2.9) |
| 28–33 | 3 (12.5) | 7 (4.8) | 39 (17.8) | 7 (13.0) | 56 (12.7) |
| 34–36 | 5 (20.8) | 20 (13.8) | 38 (17.4) | 15 (27.8) | 78 (17.7) |
| 37–43 | 15 (62.5) | 118 (81.4) | 134 (61.2) | 28 (51.9) | 295 (66.7) |
| Low Apgar score (<7) at 1 minutec | 7 (30.4) | 50 (37.6) | 64 (35.4) | 23 (52.3) | 144 (37.8) |
| Low Apgar score (<7) at 5 minutesd | 2 (8.7) | 9 (6.8) | 18 (10.0) | 8 (18.2) | 37 (9.7) |
| Birth weight (kg)e | |||||
| <1.0 | 2 (8.3) | 3 (2.1) | 13 (5.9) | 2 (3.9) | 20 (4.6) |
| 1.0–2.4 | 3 (12.5) | 24 (16.6) | 92 (42.0) | 26 (50.0) | 145 (33.0) |
| ≥2.5 | 19 (79.2) | 118 (81.4) | 114 (52.1) | 24 (46.2) | 275 (62.5) |
| NICU admissionf | 8 (34.8) | 23 (17.2) | 53 (29.6) | 17 (34.0) | 101 (26.2) |
| Stillbirth | 0 (0.0) | 12 (8.2) | 31 (14.2) | 8 (13.6) | 51 (11.4) |
| Abortions/Perinatal mortalityg | 3 (12.5) | 16 (11.0) | 48 (21.9) | 17 (28.8) | 84 (18.8) |
EGA, estimated gestational age; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit
aOnly first twins/triplets were included in cases of multifetal gestation
b9 missing values for EGA at delivery
cOnly live births, 11 missing values for Apgar score at 1 minute
dOnly live births, 12 missing values for Apgar score at 5 minutes
e11 missing values for birth weight
f3 missing values for NICU admission, excludes 62 stillbirths
g3 missing values for perinatal mortality (2 cases of maternal mortality and 1 loss to follow up)