Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of women with sickle cell disease in the post intervention and sustainability periods

Patient characteristicPostintervention period: 13 mo (n = 90)Sustainability period: 43 mo (n = 342)P*
Age, n (%), y 
 <20 4 (4.4) 12 (3.5) .477 
 20-34 73 (81.1) 262 (76.6)  
 ≥35 13 (14.4) 68 (19.9)  
Mean age (SD), y 28.8 (4.9) 29.6 (5.2) .192 
Phenotype, n (%) 
 HbSS 35 (38.9) 139 (40.6) .763 
 HbSC 55 (61.1) 203 ((59.4)  
Parity, n (%) 
 0-1 71 (78.9) 254 (74.3) .366 
 2-5 19 (21.1) 88 (25.7)  
Gestational age at enrollment, n (%) 
 First trimester (up to 13 wk) 17 (18.9) 41 (12.0) .096 
 Second trimester (13 wk 1 d up to 26 wk) 37 (41.1) 126 (36.8)  
 Third trimester (26 wk 1 d up to 40 wk) 36 (40.0) 175 (51.2)  
Mean gestational age at enrollment (SD), wk 23.9 (8.6) 25.2 (8.8) .190 
Gestational age at delivery (n = 430) 
 Extreme preterm (<28 wk gestation) 3 (3.4) 14 (4.1) .922 
 Very preterm (28 to 32 wk gestation) 2 (2.2) 5 (1.5)  
 Moderate preterm (32 wk 1 d to 34 wk gestation) 5 (5.6) 20 (5.9)  
 Late preterm (34 wk 1 d to 37 wk gestation) 12 (13.5) 56 (16.4)  
 Term (37 wk 1 d to 42 wk gestation) 67 (75.3) 246 (72.1)  
Fetal outcome, n (%) 
 Spontaneous abortion 3 (3.3) 10 (2.9) .969 
 Intrauterine fetal death 2 (2.2) 8 (2.3)  
 Stillbirth 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3)  
 Died in utero with mother 0 (0.0) 2 (0.6)  
 Alive 85 (94.5) 320 (93.6)  
 Unknown 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3)  
Type of delivery, n (%) (n = 426) 
 Caesarean 42 (46.7) 212 (63.1) .012 
 Vaginal 45 (50.0) 112 (33.3)  
 Not delivered 3 (3.3) 12 (3.6)  
Perinatal outcome 
 Perinatal deaths, n (%) 2 (2.2) 9 (2.7) 1.000 
 Perinatal deaths per 1000 total births 23.0 27.4  
Maternal outcome 
 Maternal deaths, n (%) 1 (1.1) 9 (2.6) .695 
 Maternal deaths per 100 000 live births 1,176 2,812  
Causes of maternal death 
 Indirect obstetric (SCD-related) deaths    
  Acute chest syndrome (ACS)  
  Venous thromboembolism (VTE)  
  Congestive cardiac failure (CCF)  
 Direct obstetric deaths    
  Obstetric hemorrhage  
Patient characteristicPostintervention period: 13 mo (n = 90)Sustainability period: 43 mo (n = 342)P*
Age, n (%), y 
 <20 4 (4.4) 12 (3.5) .477 
 20-34 73 (81.1) 262 (76.6)  
 ≥35 13 (14.4) 68 (19.9)  
Mean age (SD), y 28.8 (4.9) 29.6 (5.2) .192 
Phenotype, n (%) 
 HbSS 35 (38.9) 139 (40.6) .763 
 HbSC 55 (61.1) 203 ((59.4)  
Parity, n (%) 
 0-1 71 (78.9) 254 (74.3) .366 
 2-5 19 (21.1) 88 (25.7)  
Gestational age at enrollment, n (%) 
 First trimester (up to 13 wk) 17 (18.9) 41 (12.0) .096 
 Second trimester (13 wk 1 d up to 26 wk) 37 (41.1) 126 (36.8)  
 Third trimester (26 wk 1 d up to 40 wk) 36 (40.0) 175 (51.2)  
Mean gestational age at enrollment (SD), wk 23.9 (8.6) 25.2 (8.8) .190 
Gestational age at delivery (n = 430) 
 Extreme preterm (<28 wk gestation) 3 (3.4) 14 (4.1) .922 
 Very preterm (28 to 32 wk gestation) 2 (2.2) 5 (1.5)  
 Moderate preterm (32 wk 1 d to 34 wk gestation) 5 (5.6) 20 (5.9)  
 Late preterm (34 wk 1 d to 37 wk gestation) 12 (13.5) 56 (16.4)  
 Term (37 wk 1 d to 42 wk gestation) 67 (75.3) 246 (72.1)  
Fetal outcome, n (%) 
 Spontaneous abortion 3 (3.3) 10 (2.9) .969 
 Intrauterine fetal death 2 (2.2) 8 (2.3)  
 Stillbirth 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3)  
 Died in utero with mother 0 (0.0) 2 (0.6)  
 Alive 85 (94.5) 320 (93.6)  
 Unknown 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3)  
Type of delivery, n (%) (n = 426) 
 Caesarean 42 (46.7) 212 (63.1) .012 
 Vaginal 45 (50.0) 112 (33.3)  
 Not delivered 3 (3.3) 12 (3.6)  
Perinatal outcome 
 Perinatal deaths, n (%) 2 (2.2) 9 (2.7) 1.000 
 Perinatal deaths per 1000 total births 23.0 27.4  
Maternal outcome 
 Maternal deaths, n (%) 1 (1.1) 9 (2.6) .695 
 Maternal deaths per 100 000 live births 1,176 2,812  
Causes of maternal death 
 Indirect obstetric (SCD-related) deaths    
  Acute chest syndrome (ACS)  
  Venous thromboembolism (VTE)  
  Congestive cardiac failure (CCF)  
 Direct obstetric deaths    
  Obstetric hemorrhage  
*

χ2 or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables, and t test for continuous variables.

Not delivered comprises spontaneous abortions, hysterectomies, and dying in utero with mother.