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. 2020 Jan 29;132(7-8):188–196. doi: 10.1007/s00508-019-01606-8

Table 3.

Maternal and fetal outcomes of patients who delivered at this hospital

Entire sample
(n = 57)
Dengue (D)
(n = 33)
Malaria (M)
(n = 15)
p-value
(D vs. M)
Multiple infections (Mul)
(n = 9)
p-value
(D vs. M vs. Mul)
Gestational age at delivery (weeks), mean (SD) 35.6 (6.9) 37.6 (4.9) 34.9 (5.2) 0.09 29.8 (11.6) <0.01
Type of delivery, n (%)
SVD 24 (42.8%) 13 (39.4%) 8 (53.3%) 0.51 3 (33.3%) 0.55
LSCS 28 (50.0%) 16 (48.5%) 7 (46.7%) 5 (55.6%)
Instrumental 3 (5.2%) 3 (9.1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
D and E to remove RPOC 2 (3.5%) 1 (3%) 0 (0%) 1 (11.1%)
Status at birth, n (%)
Alive 51 (89.5%) 31 (93.9%) 14 (93.3%) 0.38 6 (66.7%) 0.12
Stillbirth 2 (3.5%) 1 (3%) 0 (0%) 1 (11.1%)
Terminated pregnancy 1 (1.8%) 0 (0%) 1 (6.7%) 0 (0%)
IUFD, uterus unevacuated 1 (1.8%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (11.1%)
Incomplete abortion 2 (3.5%) 1 (3%) 0 (0%) 1 (11.1%)
Birth weight (g), mean (SD) 2770 (713) 2969 (577) 2394 (840) 0.02 2674 (740) 0.03
Missinga 3 (5.3%)
Birth anomaly, n (%)
Yes 13 (22.8%) 8 (25.8%) 3 (21.4%) 0.75 2 (33.3%) 0.17
No 38 (66.7%) 23 (74.2%) 11 (78.6%) 4 (66.7%)
NAb 6 (10.5%)
Birth injury, n (%)
Yes 1 (1.8%) 1 (3.2%) 0 (0%) 0.50 0 (0%) 0.72
No 50 (87.7%) 30 (96.8%) 14 (100%) 6 (100%)
NAb 6 (10.5%)
Neonate admitted to, n (%)
NICU 11 (19.3%) 6 (18.2%) 3 (20.0%) 0.98 2 (22.2%) 0.17
WBN 40 (70.2%) 25 (75.8%) 11 (73.3%) 4 (44.4%)
Mortuaryb 6 (10.5%) 2 (6.1%) 1 (6.7%) 3 (33.3%)
Maternal status at discharge, n (%)
Dead 5 (8.8%) 3 (9.1%) 1 (6.7%) 0.78 1 (11.1%) 0.98
Alive 52 (91.2%) 30 (90.9%) 14 (93.3%) 8 (88.9%)

SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery, LSCS lower segment C‑section, D and E dilation and evacuation, RPOC retained products of conception, IUFD intrauterine fetal death

a2 incomplete abortions, 1 IUFD, uterus not evacuated as patient died too

b2 incomplete abortions, 2 stillbirths, 1 termination of pregnancy, 1 IUFD