Pregnancy outcome in trauma patients

	Untraumatized controls, percent	Delivery during hospitalization for traumatic event, percent^¶ (n = 2494)	Delivery subsequent to hospitalization for traumatic event, percent (n = 7822)
Maternal outcome
Preterm labor	7.1	14.4	18.4^Δ
Abruption	0.9	8	1.5^Δ
Death	0.01	0.9	0.06^Δ
Uterine rupture*	0.01 to 0.06	0.3 to 0.6	0 to 0.04
Infant outcome
Preterm delivery	10.6	20.1	13.7^Δ
Low birth weight	5.9	14.5	9.2^Δ
Asphyxia	0.5	1.6	0.5
Fetal death	0.4	3.2	0.5
Neonatal death	0.3	1.5	0.4
Infant death	0.5	1.7	0.7

* Range indicates before labor and during labor.
¶ All values significantly different from controls.
Δ Values significantly different from controls.

Adapted from: El Kady D, Gilbert WM, Anderson J, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004; 190:1661.

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