Outcome in women assaulted during pregnancy

	Untraumatized controls, percent	Delivery during hospitalization for assault, percent^¶ (n = 269)	Delivery subsequent to hospitalization for assault, percent (n = 1801)
Maternal outcome
Preterm labor	5.4	16.4^Δ	10.5^Δ
Abruption	0.9	5.4^Δ	2.1^Δ
Death	0.01	0.7^Δ	0.17
Uterine rupture*	0.01 to 0.07	0.7^Δ	0.11
Infant outcome
Preterm delivery	9.7	23.9^Δ	15.2^Δ
Low birth weight	5.8	27.1^Δ	13.4^Δ
Asphyxia	0.5	1.4^Δ	0.6
Fetal death	0.5	9.3^Δ	0.9
Neonatal death	0.7	7.5^Δ	1.3
Infant death	0.9	8.2^Δ	2

PROM: premature rupture of membranes; RDS: respiratory distress syndrome.
* 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, Xing G, Smith LH. Obstet Gynecol 2005; 105:357.

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Outcome in women assaulted during pregnancy