| |
Before MS diagnosis
|
After MS diagnosis
|
P-value*
|
|---|
|
No. of pregnancies
|
39
|
116
| |
|
Planned
|
27 (69.2%)
|
67 (57.76%)
|
0.204
|
|
Unplanned
|
12 (30.8%)
|
49 (42.24%)
|
|
Duration of pregnancy (months)
|
9.4 ± 0.27
|
9.2 ± 0.24
|
0.041
|
|
No. of abortions
|
13
|
19
| |
|
First trimester
|
6 (46.15%)
|
11(57.89%)
|
0.599
|
|
Second trimester
|
3 (23.08%)
|
5 (26.32%)
|
|
Third trimester
|
4 (30.77%)
|
3 (15.79%)
|
|
Pregnancy complicationsa
|
7 (17.95%)
|
11 (9.48%)
|
0.153
|
|
Fetal complications
|
1 (14.29%)
|
2 (18.18%)
|
0.829
|
|
Maternal complications
|
6 (85.71%)
|
9 (81.82%)
|
|
Anesthesia during labor
| | | |
|
General
|
2 (5.13%)
|
99 (85.34%)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Spinal
|
37 (94.87%)
|
17 (14.66%)
|
|
Type of delivery
| | | |
|
Normal
|
18 (46.15%)
|
7 (6.03%)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Cesarian
|
21 (53.85%)
|
109 (93.97%)
|
|
Complicated delivery
|
3 (7.79%)
|
8 (6.89%)
|
0.867
|
|
Complications after delivery
| | | |
|
Maternalb
|
0 (0%)
|
9 (7.76%)
|
0.247
|
|
Neonatal
|
2 (5.13%)
|
4 (3.45%)
|
|
Breast feeding after delivery
| | | |
|
Non
|
12 (30.77%)
|
48 (41.68%)
|
0.038
|
|
Exclusive for 2 months or more
|
17 (43.59%)
|
26 (22.41%)
|
|
Non-exclusive
|
10 (25.64%)
|
42 (36.21%)
|
|
Usage of contraception after delivery
| | | |
|
Hormonal
|
22 (56.41%)
|
72 (62.07%)
|
0.776
|
|
Physical
|
15 (38.46%)
|
44 (37.93%)
|
- MS multiple sclerosis
- aComplications other than abortion
- bOther than relapses
- *Level of significance is set when the P-value < 0.05
