Maternal and foetal outcomes among pregnant women hospitalised due to interpersonal violence: A population based study in Western Australia, 2002-2008

Table 2 Maternal and foetal outcomes among pregnant women hospitalised for interpersonal violence and a comparison group: Western Australia, 2002-2008

	Pregnant women hospitalised for interpersonal violence (n = 468)		Pregnant women not hospitalised for interpersonal violence (n = 3,744)		P***
Outcomes	n	%	n	%
Maternal
Threatened abortions (<20 weeks)	12	2.6	218	5.8	<0.001
Threatened preterm labour (<37 weeks)	42	9.0	96	2.6	<0.001
APH* - placenta praevia	5	1.1	28	0.7	0.46
APH - placental abruption	3	0.6	13	0.3	0.41
APH - other	16	3.4	110	2.9	0.56
Pre-labour rupture of membranes	43	9.2	210	5.6	<0.001
PPH** (≥500 ml)	68	14.5	356	9.5	<0.001
Foetal
Foetal distress	65	13.9	599	16.0	<0.001
Low birth weight	115	24.6	243	6.5	<0.001
Foetal death	5	1.1	6	0.2	0.02
Infant death	1	0.2	26	0.7	0.35

* APH = Antepartum haemorrhage; ** PPH = Postpartum haemorrhage; *** P values from chi-squared tests

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