Table 1 Maternal pathologies and pregnancy outcomes observed amongst births recorded in the S.S. Annunziata Hospital in Chieti in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013. Gestational age and birthweight data are means ± standard deviations; other data are n (% out of total cohort)
1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 872 | 876 | 1052 | 1580 | 1516 | 5896 | |
Maternal pathologies | Type 1 diabetes | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.2 %) | 2 (0.1 %) | 6 (0.4 %) | 10 (0.2 %) |
Type 2 diabetes | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.1 %) | 0 | 1 (0.1 %) | 2 (0.03 %) | |
Gestational diabetes | 7 (0.8 %) | 26 (3.0 %) | 40 (3.8 %) | 57 (3.6 %) | 95 (6.3 %) | 225 (3.8 %) | |
Hypertension | 28 (3.2 %) | 54 (6.2 %) | 59 (5.6 %) | 77 (4.9 %) | 46 (3.0 %) | 264 (4.5 %) | |
Pregnancy outcomes | Gestational age (weeks) | 38.7 ± 2.0 | 38.7 ± 1.9 | 38.3 ± 2.6 | 38.3 ± 2.6 | 38.6 ± 2.3 | 38.5 ± 2.3 |
Birthweight (kg) | 3.24 ± 0.54 | 3.20 ± 0.54 | 3.16 ± 0.59 | 3.12 ± 0.65 | 3.20 ± 0.58 | 3.18 ± 0.59 | |
Preterm | 71 (8.2 %) | 71 (8.2 %) | 142 (13.5 %) | 263 (16.7 %) | 176 (11.6 %) | 723 (12.3 %) | |
Multiple birth | 31 (3.6 %) | 16 (1.8 %) | 49 (4.7 %) | 114 (7.2 %) | 83 (5.5 %) | 293 (5.0 %) | |
Sex (male) | 429 (49.3 %) | 463 (52.9 %) | 550 (52.4 %) | 786 (50.0 %) | 779 (51.7 %) | 3007 (51.0 %) |