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 | ||||||
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0–5 Years prior |
5–15 Years prior |
>15 Years prior |
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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 (%).
Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and Student's t-test for continuous variables. All in comparison to post-transplant pregnancies.
Data from National Vital Statistics Report 2020 on Fetal Death.24
Data from National Vital Statistics Report 2019 on Births.25