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. 2021 Oct 25;2(1):488–496. doi: 10.1089/whr.2021.0053

Table 3.

Comparison of Post-Transplant Pregnancy Outcomes on Pregnancies Lasting Longer Than 20 Weeks Gestation to Pretransplant Pregnancies at Increasing Intervals from Time of Transplant

  Post-transplant
Pretransplant
General U.S. population rates
0–5 Years prior
5–15 Years prior
>15 Years prior
N = 30 N = 21 p a N = 66 p a N = 54 p a
Age at delivery (years) 32.7 (4.0) 28.2 (5.0) 0.007 27.1 (4.1) <0.0001 20.9 (8.0) <0.0001  
Planned pregnancy (yes) 26 (86.7%) 10 (47.6%) <0.0001 37 (56.1%) <0.0001 18 (33.3%) <0.0001  
Stillbirth 0 (0%) 1 (4.8%) 0.41 1 (1.5%) 1.0 2 (3.7%) 0.54 0.59%b
Weeks at delivery 35.7 (2.3) 35.3 (4.7) 0.71 37.8 (2.4) 0.001 38.8 (4.2) <0.0001  
Preterm delivery 21 (70%) 13 (65%) 0.76 18 (27.2%) <0.0001 12 (22.2%) <0.0001 10.23%c
Baby weight (g) 2502 (521) 2245 (859) 0.23 2952 (897) 0.003 3311 (816) <0.0001  
Delivery type (% vaginal) 11 (36.7%) 10 (47.6%) 0.56 42 (65.6%) 0.008 35 (64.8%) 0.02 68.3%c
Hypertension 17 (56.7%) 14 (66.7%) 0.56 28 (42.4%) 0.27 23 (42.6%) 0.26  
Preeclampsia 15 (50%) 7 (33.3%) 0.27 18 (27.3%) 0.04 12 (22.2%) 0.01  
Gestational diabetes 1 (3.3%) 1 (4.8%) 1.0 1 (1.5%) 0.53 4 (7.4%) 0.65  

All data presented as n (%).

a

Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and Student's t-test for continuous variables. All in comparison to post-transplant pregnancies.

b

Data from National Vital Statistics Report 2020 on Fetal Death.24

c

Data from National Vital Statistics Report 2019 on Births.25