Neuraxial anesthesia (n=214) General anesthesia (n=47) P value
Age (years) 31.6±5.1 31.0±4.9 0.42
Multiparity 86 (40.2%) 20 (42.6%) 0.87
Multiple pregnancy 10 (4.7%) 1 (2.1%) 0.70
Body mass index (kg m-2) <20 74 (36.3%) 20 (50.0%) 0.18
20–24.9 111 (54.4%) 20 (50.0%)
25.0–29.9 9 (4.4%) 0
≥30 10 (4.9%) 0
Date (year of caesarean section) 1994–1999 11 (5.1%) 11 (23.4%) <0.001
2000–2004 18 (8.4%) 11 (23.4%)
2005–2009 46 (21.5%) 10 (21.3%)
2010–2014 59 (27.6%) 11 (23.4%)
2015-2019 80 (37.4%) 4 (8.5%)
Pre-pregnancy NYHA class I 188 (87.9%) 30 (63.8%) <0.001
II 24 (11.2%) 14 (29.8%)
III 2 (0.9%) 3 (6.4%)
IV 0 0
mWHO class I 59 (27.6%) 8 (17.0%) <0.001
II 69 (32.2%) 12 (25.5%)
II–III 57 (26.6%) 12 (25.5%)
III 28 (13.1%) 7 (14.9%)
IV 1 (0.5%) 8 (17.0%)
Systemic ventricular EF < 50 9 (4.3%) 6 (14.3%) 0.029
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) ≤31 5 (2.3%) 7 (14.9%) <0.001
32–36 33 (15.4%) 18 (38.3%)
≥37 176 (82.2%) 22 (46.8%)
Type of indication for caesarean section 0.001
Maternal cardiovascular indication 19 (8.9%) 13 (27.7%)
Obstetric indication 195 (91.1%) 34 (72.3%)
Emergency caesarean section 74 (34.6%) 30 (63.8%) <0.001