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Table 2 Maternal obstetric characteristics at the time of hospitalisation

From: Exposure of hospitalised pregnant women to plasticizers contained in medical devices

Studied groups

Gestational age

Hospitalisation duration

Onset of labour (n = 116)

Mode of delivery (n = 116)

Spontaneous

Inductionc

Caesareand

Vaginal

Caesareane

 

[M +/− SD]a

[M +/− SD]b

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Total, n = 168

[34.4 +/− 7.8]

[6,4 +/− 4.4]

72 (62.1)

30 (25.9)

14 (12.1)

90 (77.6)

26 (22.4)

Pathology, n = 52

[26.2 +/− 8.3]

[4.7 +/− 3.0]

-

-

-

-

-

 PLf, n = 20

[30.4 +/− 2.5]

[5.6 +/− 3.3]

-

-

-

-

-

 Otherg, n = 32

[23.6 +/− 9.6]

[4.2 +/− 2.8]

-

-

-

-

-

Delivery, n = 93

[39.3 +/− 2.4]

[6,0 +/− 1.5]

59 (63.4)

25 (26.9)

9 (9.7)

79 (84.9)

14 (15.1)

 Vaginal, n = 79

[39.5 +/− 1.7]

[5.8 +/− 1.4]

57 (72.2)

22 (27.8)

0

79 (100)

0

 Caesarean, n = 14

[37.9 +/− 4.5]

[7.1 +/− 1.7]

2 (14.3)

3 (21.4)

9 (64.3)

0

14 (100)

Pathology and delivery, n = 23

[33.0 +/− 4.5]

[12.0 +/− 8.7]

13 (56.5)

5 (21.7)

5 (20.8)

11 (47.8)

12 (52.2)

 PL-PRMh, n = 11

[30.6 +/− 3.7]

[8.8 +/− 4.4]

9 (81.8)

0

2 (18.2)

6 (54.5)

5 (45.5)

 Otheri, n = 12

[35.3 +/− 4.0]

[14.9 +/− 10.7]

4 (33.3)

5 (41.7)

3 (25.0)

5 (41.7)

7 (58.3)

  1. aGestational age is expressed in weeks [mean +/− standard deviation]
  2. bHospitalisation duration is expressed in days [mean +/− standard deviation]
  3. cReasons for induction: rupture of membranes >24 h without labour (n = 13), full-term (pregnancy lasting 41 completed weeks) or post-term pregnancy (pregnancy lasting 42 completed weeks) (n = 8), gestational arterial hypertension or preeclampsia (n = 4), suspected foetal macrosomia (n = 2), other maternal disease (n = 3)
  4. dCaesarean before and during labour
  5. eReasons for caesarean before labour: foetal complications (n = 4), maternal complications (n = 5), maternal/foetal complications (n = 5)
  6. fPreterm labour
  7. fOther obstetrical pathologies: pregnancy-related vomiting (n = 9), bleeding (n = 4), gestational arterial hypertension (n = 3), pain syndrome (n = 7), febrile syndrome (n = 4), preterm rupture of membranes or suspicion (n = 2), convulsion (n = 1), cervical incompetence (n = 1) and foetal complication (twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, n = 1)
  8. gPreterm labour (n = 7) and/or preterm rupture of membranes (n = 4)
  9. hOther obstetrical pathologies: bleeding (n = 2), gestational arterial hypertension or preeclampsia (n = 4) pain syndrome (n = 1), febrile syndrome (n = 1), cholestasis (n = 1), suspected neurological transient ischemic attack (n = 1) and foetal complication (intrauterine growth restriction, n = 1)