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Table 4 Maternal and neonatal outcomes by length of delay for preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic women

From: Delayed access to emergency obstetrical care among preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic women in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

 

Non-Preeclamptic

Preeclamptic

Delay < 6 h: na (%)

Delay ≥ 6 h: n (%)

p- value

Delay < 6 h: n (%)

Delay ≥ 6 h: n (%)

p-value

Mothers

 ICU admission

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

0.45

9 (6.9)

11 (10.9)

0.28

 Coma

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

1 (0.8)

1 (1.0)

0.86

 Transfusion

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

0.45

5 (3.9)

2 (2.0)

0.41

 Eclampsia

no cases

no cases

 

13 (9.9)

9 (9)

0.81

 Cesarean section

7 (4.9)

5 (10.4)

0.19

80 (61.1)

66 (65.4)

0.50

Newborns

 NICU admission

18 (12.8)

9 (18.8)

0.32

52 (40.9)

44 (43.6)

0.69

 Stillbirth

0 (0.0)

1 (2.1)

0.96

19 (14.5)

6 (5.9)

0.03

 Low birth weight (< 2500 g)

22 (15.7)

5 (10.4)

0.35

65 (50.0)

46 (46.0)

0.55

 APGAR < 7 at 5 min

12 (8.5)

7 (14.6)

0.24

46 (35.1)

30 (29.7)

0.36

  1. aSurvey participants who did not answer length of delay were excluded