Table 5 Relationship between maternal illness in pregnancy and frequency of sub-classes of small-for-gestational age babies
Symmetrical SGA | Asymmetrical SGA | All SGA | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 26 | N = 33 | N = 59 | |
Illness in pregnancy | No affected (%) | No affected (%) | No affected (%) |
*Hypertensive disease | 3 (11.5) | 13 (39.4) | 16 (27.1) |
HIV infection | 3 (11.5) | 2 (6.1) | 5 (8.5) |
Sickle cell anaemia | 2 (7.7) | 2 (6.1) | 4 (6.8) |
Anaemia | 2 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.4) |
Uterine fibroids | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) |
Achondroplasia | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) |
Malaria | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (1.7) |
No illness | 14 (53.8) | 16 (48.5) | 30 (50.8) |