Eclampsia Pulmonary oedema Pre-eclampsia without severe features Normotensive pregnancy
n 61 28 38 26
Maternal age, years (SD) 22.5 (6) 27.6 (7) 25.7 (6) 28.9 (6)
Race, n (%) 61 28 38 26
Black 40 (66) 21 (75) 26 (62) 13 (50)
Colored 21 (34) 7 (25) 12 (38) 12 (46)
Caucasian 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (4)
Marital status, n (%) 61 28 38 26
Cohabitating 31 (51) 20 (71) 19 (50) 15 (58)
Single 30 (49) 8 (29) 19 (50) 11 (42)
Education 61 28 38 26
years (SD) 10.6 (2) 10.8 (2) 11.1 (2) 10.7 (2)
>10 years education n (%) 36 (59) 17 (61) 29 (76) 18 (69)
> 16 years, years (SD) 10.9 (1) 10.9 (2) 11.1 (2) 10.7 (2)
Job situation, n (%) 61 28 38 26
Working 16 (26) 12 (43) 14 (37) 8 (31)
Student 18 (30) 2 (7) 8 (21) 2 (8)
Unemployed 27 (44) 14 (50) 16 (42) 16 (61)
Living conditions, n (%) 61 28 38 26
House or apartment 34 (56) 14 (50) 23 (61) 17 (65)
Informal settlement 27 (44) 14 (50) 15 (39) 9 (35)
Nulliparous, n (%) 43 (71) 10 (36) 20 (53) 5 (19)
HIV positive, n (%) 7 (12) 6 (21) 6 (16) 5 (19)
Smoker, n (%) 11 (18) 2 (7) 1 (3) 2 (8)
Alcohol use, n (%) 7 (12) 0 (0) 1 (3) 0 (0)
Metamphetamine use, n (%) 3 (6) 1 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Diabetes, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2.7) 0 (0)
Chronic hypertension, n (%) 4 (7) 2 (7) 6 (16) 0 (0)
Anemia, n (%) 0 (0) 1 (5) 3 (7.9) 4 (15)
Depression, n (%) 2 (4) 0 (0) 2 (5.3) 1 (4)
GA at delivery, weeks (SD) 33.1 (5) 31.6 (5) 34.0 (4) 36.7 (4)
Mode of delivery, n (%) 61 28 38 26
Vaginal delivery 23 (38) 7 (25) 13 (34) 4 (16)
Planned caesarian section 0 (0) 2 (7) 2 (5) 18 (69)
Emergency caesarian section 38 (62) 19 (68) 23 (61) 4 (16)
Postpartum hemorrhage, n (%) 9 (15) 2 (7) 3 (8) 1 (4)
Coagulation disorder (%) 8 (13) 2 (7) 1 (3) 1 (4)
Delivery-discharge, days (SD) 8.0 (5) 9.0 (5) 4.2 (3) 3.7 (5)
Other organ impairment, n (%) 61 28 38 26
HELLP 16 (26) 5 (18) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Renal impairment 11 (18) 4 (14) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Dialysis 1 (2) 1 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Neonatal outcome (%) 61 28 38 26
Discharged home 20 (33) 8 (29) 17 (45) 22 (85)
Transferred to neonatal unit 28 (46) 13 (46) 17 (45) 4 (15)
Termination of pregnancy 5 (8) 5 (18) 3 (8) 0 (0)
Stillborn 8 (13) 2 (7) 1 (3) 0 (0)