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