Table 1. Gestational and birth data in the preeclampsia and control groups.
| PE n=55 |
Control n=55 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal steroids, n (%) | 52 (94.5) | 42 (76) | 0.015 |
| MgSO4, n (%) | 39 (71) | 12 (22) | <0.001 |
| Premature labor, n (%) | 10 (18) | 42 (76) | <0.001 |
| PROM>18h, n (%) | 2 (4) | 12 (22) | 0.010 |
| Chorioamnionitis, n (%) | 1 (2) | 8 (14.5) | 0.037 |
| Fetal distress, n (%) | 16 (29) | 12 (22) | 0.511 |
| Cesarean section, n (%) | 52 (94.5) | 24 (44) | <0.001 |
| Gestational age (x±SD) (Minimum–Maximum) |
30±2 (27–33) |
30±2 (27–33) |
1.000 |
| Birth weight (x±SD) (Minimum–Maximum) |
1240±345 (680–2175) |
1525±370 (865–2210) |
<0.001 |
| Resuscitation at birth, n (%) | 32 (58) | 20 (36) | 0.036 |
| 5-min Apgar <7, n (%) | 7 (13) | 7 (13) | 0.775 |
| Female, n (%) | 37 (67) | 25 (45) | 0.034 |
| SGA, n (%) | 12 (22) | 3 (5.5) | 0.026 |
| SNAPPE, median (IQ) | 11 (0–25) | 8 (0–18) | 0.282 |
| SNAPPE ≥40, n (%) | 8 (14.5) | 2 (4) | 0.097 |
PE: preeclampsia, PROM: premature rupture of membrane, SGA: small for gestational age, SNAPPE: Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology with Perinatal Extension, IQ: interquartile. x±SD: mean ± standard deviation, x±SD denotes mean ± standard deviation.