Women's Experiences of Preeclampsia: Australian Action on Preeclampsia Survey of Women and Their Confidants

Table 1

Characteristics and outcomes of respondents.

	n *	(%)
Condition: one or more of
Preeclampsia	53	(77.9)
Eclampsia	5	(7.4)
HELLP	26	(38.2)
Multiple conditions (included in the above)
Preeclampsia and HELLP	13	(19.1%)
Preeclampsia and eclampsia	1	(1.5)
Eclampsia and HELLP	1	(1.5)
Preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP	2	(2.9)
PE** experience
One pregnancy	55	(80.9)
Two or more pregnancies	13	(19.1)
Highest level of care received
Normal labour and postnatal care	5	(7.4)
Labour ward with additional care	24	(35.3)
Adult intensive care unit	39	(57.4)
Timing of delivery
After 37 weeks	10	(14.7)
Between 30 weeks and 36 weeks 6 days	31	(45.6)
Before 30 weeks	27	(39.7)
Delivery earlier than planned
No	4	(5.9)
Concern for maternal welfare	23	(33.8)
Concern for fetal welfare/fetal death	7	(10.3)
Concern for both mother and fetus	33	(48.5)
Perinatal/infant death
Stillborn	9	(13.2)
Death within one week	4	(5.9)
Death one week to six weeks	3	(4.4)
Death six weeks to six months	1	(1.5)
Death after six months	1	(1.5)

*Not all answers completed by respondents.
**Hereafter, PE used to capture all of Preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP.