Maternal and fetal complications in women with SCD
| Complications . |
|---|
| Maternal complications of pregnancy |
| Increased maternal mortality |
| Hypertension syndromes—preeclampsia and eclampsia |
| Venothromboembolism |
| Increased pain (acute, chronic, or recurrent acute) and other SCD-related complications, including infection, acute chest syndrome, acute exacerbation of anemia, and acute splenic sequestration |
| Worsening steady-state anemia |
| Proteinuria, worsening of renal disease |
| Hepatic dysfunction, worsening of hepatic disease |
| Fetal complications of pregnancy |
| Mortality |
| Prematurity |
| Growth problems—intrauterine growth restriction and small for gestational age |
| Complications . |
|---|
| Maternal complications of pregnancy |
| Increased maternal mortality |
| Hypertension syndromes—preeclampsia and eclampsia |
| Venothromboembolism |
| Increased pain (acute, chronic, or recurrent acute) and other SCD-related complications, including infection, acute chest syndrome, acute exacerbation of anemia, and acute splenic sequestration |
| Worsening steady-state anemia |
| Proteinuria, worsening of renal disease |
| Hepatic dysfunction, worsening of hepatic disease |
| Fetal complications of pregnancy |
| Mortality |
| Prematurity |
| Growth problems—intrauterine growth restriction and small for gestational age |