Table 3 Pregnancy outcomes of the cohort.
Pregnancy outcome | DCM (n = 156) | All (n = 282) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gestation at delivery* (completed weeks) | 38 (27—42) | 38 (22—42) | |
Delivery < 37 weeks | 43/152 (28.3%) | 73/278 (27.3%) | |
Delivery < 34 weeks | 12/152 (7.9%) | 30/278 (10.8%) | |
Iatrogenic delivery < 34 weeks | 11/152 (7.2%) | 21/276 (7.6%) | |
Female sex | 49/107 (45.8%) | 118/233 (50.6%) | |
Mode of delivery | Emergency C-section | 21/147 (13.4%) | 37/273 (13.6%) |
Elective C-section | 44/147 (29.9%) | 86/273 (31.5%) | |
Operative vaginal delivery | 11/147 (7.5%) | 26/273 (9.5%) | |
Breech vaginal delivery | 0/147 (0.0%) | 4/273 (1.5%) | |
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 71/147 (48.3%) | 120/273 (44.0%) | |
Indication for delivery | Spontaneous | 67/156 (43.0%) | 106/282 (37.6%) |
Routine | 47/156 (30.1%) | 104/282 (36.9%) | |
Fetal concerns | 5/156 (3.2%) | 7/282 (2.5%) | |
Worsening maternal cardiac disease | 32/156 (20.5%) | 38/282 (13.5%) | |
Pre-eclampsia | 4/156 (2.6%) | 12/282 (4.3%) | |
Other maternal disease | 0/156 (0.0%) | 2/282 (0.7%) | |
Unknown | 1/156 (0.6%) | 13/282 (4.6%) | |
EBL* | 400 (50–4000) | 400 (40–4000) | |
Multiple pregnancy | 0/156 (0.0%) | 2/282 (0.7%) | |
Perinatal outcomes | |||
Birthweight centile* | 25 (0–99) | 24 (0–99) | |
Birthweight Z score | − 0.68 ± 1.18 | − 0.71 ± 1.15 | |
Birthweight centile < 10th | 42/144 (29.2%) | 86/269 (32.0%) | |
Birthweight centile < 3rd | 21/144 (14.6%) | 41/269 (15.2%) | |
NICU admission | 28/106 (26.4%) | 58/198 (29.3%) | |
Stillbirth | 0/156 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
NND | 1/156 (0.6%) | 2/282 (0.7%) | |
Maternal outcomes | |||
Pre-eclampsia | 5/156 (3.2%) | 13/282 (4.6%) | |
Severe pre-eclampsia | 4/156 (2.6%) | 9/282 (3.2%) | |
Early-onset pre-eclampsia (delivery < 34 weeks) | 2/156 (1.3%) | 5/282 (1.8%) | |
Preterm pre-eclampsia (delivery < 37 weeks) | 3/156 (1.9%) | 5/282 (1.8%) | |
Eclampsia | 1/156 (0.6%) | 1/282 (0.4%) | |
Gestation at pre-eclampsia diagnosis* (weeks + days) | 33 + 0 (31 + 0 − 35 + 5) | 33 + 0 (31 + 0 − 36 + 5) | |
Gestational diabetes | 7/118 (5.9%) | 13/221 (5.9%) | |
Placental abruption | 2/119 (1.7%) | 4/187 (2.1%) | |
PPROM | 5/118 (2.5%) | 10/221 (4.5%) | |