Table 2.

Comparison of perinatal characteristics and the outcome of pregnancy between SCD women and non-SCD women seen in 4 maternity hospitals in Brazzaville between July 2017 and June 2019.

Outcomes	SCD	Non-SCD	p	OR	95% CI
Bacterial infections
No	46 (70.7%)	124 (95.4%)
Yes	19 (29.3%)	6 (4.6%)	0,001	21.7	7.6–62.7
Mean gestation age (weeks)	35	38
Min–max	28–42	29–42	0,0001
Preterm birth
No	16 (24.6%)	90 (69.2%)
Yes	49 (75.4%)	40 (30.8%)	0,001	8.0	3.0–23.2
Mode of delivery
Vaginal	24 (37%)	86 (65.6%)
Cesarean	41 (63%)	46 (35.4%)	0,001	3.1	1.6–5.7
Mean birth weight (g)	2400	3000
Min–max	1400–3750	2675–4100	0,001
Low birth weight
No	31 (47.7%)	109 (83.9%)
Yes	34 (52.3%)	21 (16.1%)	0,001	4.7	2.4–9.4
NICU (n = 188)
No	37 (59.7%)	104 (82.5%)
Yes	25 (40.3%)	22 (17.5%)	0,01	3.2	1.6–6.3
Fetal/child death (n = 195)
No	51 (78.5%)	120 (93.2%)
Yes	14 (21.5%)	10 (4.8%)	0,01	4.3	1.5–12.2
Maternal outcome
Alive	61 (93.8%)	123 (94.6%)
Died	4 (6.2%)	7 (5.4%)	0,9

NICU: neonatal intensive care unit; SCD: sickle cell disease; non-SCD: non-sickle cell disease; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.