Research Article

Blood Type and Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Placenta Previa

Table 2

Labor characteristic of the participant pregnant women by ABO blood groups.

O (, 39.7%)A (, 30.3%)B (, 23.5%)AB (, 6.5%) value value

Gestational age at delivery (week), 4.0920.007
Preterm birth (<37 week)270 (41.3%)225 (45.4%)142 (36.5%)54 (50.5%)10.3890.015
Emergency admission595 (89.3%)442 (87.0%)355 (89.9%)97 (89.0%)2.2790.518
Cesarean delivery510 (76.6%)401 (78.9%)277 (70.1%)87 (79.8%)10.8590.012
Estimated blood loss (mL), median (IQR)600 (400-1300)600 (400-1200)500 (350-1000)500 (385-1000)4.1740.243
Postpartum hemorrhage165 (24.8%)123 (24.2%)80 (20.3%)23 (21.1%)3.3940.335
Cesarean hysterectomy7 (1.1%)8 (1.6%)1 (0.3%)3 (2.8%)6.5270.067
Transfusion of blood products230 (34.5%)173 (34.1%)113 (28.6%)37 (33.9%)4.4570.217
Postdelivery hemoglobin (g/L)1.3320.262
Postdelivery anemia ()390 (70.3%)310 (71.8%)211 (67.4%)73 (75.3%)2.8280.420
Placental length (cm)0.6850.561
Placental width (cm)0.3880.762
Placental depth (cm)0.7610.516
Placental surface area (cm2)0.7130.544
Placental volume (cm3)0.7880.500
Placental weight (g)0.0910.965
Male newborn378 (56.8%)313 (61.6%)213 (53.9%)71 (65.1%)8.1180.044
Neonatal asphyxia61 (9.2%)35 (6.9%)16 (4.1%)9 (8.3%)9.9310.019
Admission to the neonatal intensive care unit161 (24.2%)112 (22.0%)77 (19.5%)24 (22.0%)3.1700.367
Apgar score of <7 at 1 min53 (8.0%)33 (6.5%)16 (4.1%)9 (8.3%)6.6370.083
Apgar score of <7 at 5 min5 (0.8%)6 (1.2%)3 (0.8%)0 (0)1.0820.779
Apgar score of <7 at 10 min1 (0.2%)3 (0.6%)1 (0.3%)0 (0)1.8850.611