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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 2021 Dec 5;75(1):5–12. doi: 10.1002/hep.32132

Table 3.

Prevalence of Maternal, Perinatal, and Liver-Related Outcomes in Pregnancies With Cirrhosis, by Liver Disease Etiology (n=905)

Prevalence, n (%) p-values
AIH n=60 Other CLD n=845
Maternal Outcomes, n (%)
Gestational DM 15 (25.0) 95 (11.2) 0.15
Gestational HTN ≤10 ** 50 (5.9) 0.33
Hypertensive complications (pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and/or HELLP syndrome) ≤10** 145 (17.2) 0.10
Cesarean section* 30 (60.0) 470 (58) 0.92
Postpartum hemorrhage ≤10** 90 (11.2) 0.80
Maternal death ≤10** ≤10** 0.71
Perinatal Outcomes, n (%)
Pre-term birth (<37 weeks) 15 (25.0) 130 (15.4) 0.37
Fetal growth restriction ≤10** 35 (4.1) 0.43
Large for gestational age ≤10** ≤10 ** 0.06
Fetal death ≤10 ** 25 (3.0) 0.32
Liver-Related Outcomes, n (%)
Decompensated cirrhosis ≤10 ** 155 (18.3) 0.89
Bleeding varices ≤10 ** ≤10 ** 0.01
Non-bleeding varices 20 (33.3) 130 (15.4) 0.08
Hepatic encephalopathy ≤10** 45 (5.3) 0.12
Ascites 0 (0%) 45 (5.3) 0.36
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis 0 (0%) 10 ** 0.70
Portal hypertension 20 (33.3) 185 (21.9) 0.32
Hepatorenal syndrome 0 (0%) 45 (5.3) 0.35

Abbreviations: autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), chronic liver disease (CLD), diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), hemolysis, elevated liver tests, low platelets (HELLP);

*

missing in n=10 AIH (17%) and 40 other CLD (4.7%);

**

Indicates ≤ 10 outcomes, thus exact estimates not permitted for reporting due to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project regulations.