Table 2 Maternal, Pregnancy and Fetal variables to be collected for the predictive model
Characteristic | Â |
|---|---|
Maternal demographic characteristics | Maternal age (years) |
Gravidity | |
Parity | |
Marital status | |
Level of education | |
HIV status | |
Anti-retroviral status | |
Pregnancy characteristics | Booking status |
Gestation on admission | |
Number of fetuses | |
Past obstetrics history | Aspirin therapy |
History of previous hypertensive disorder | |
Past medical history | Pre-existing disease of hypertension |
Pre-existing disease of diabetes mellitus | |
Pre-existing renal disease | |
Area of dwelling | Urban/rural |
Symptoms/signs | Nausea/vomiting |
Frontal headaches | |
Epigastric pains | |
Visual disturbances | |
Right upper quadrant pains | |
Vaginal bleeding with abdominal pains | |
Chest pains | |
Convulsions | |
Cardiovascular signs | Systolic blood pressure on at diagnosis (mmHg) |
Diastolic blood pressure on at diagnosis (mmHg) | |
Haematological tests | Haemoglobin level (g/dl) |
Platelet count (×109/l) | |
Renal tests | Urine dipstick proteinuria |
Hepatic tests | Alanine transaminase (U/l) |
Therapeutic | Antihypertensive therapy |
Magnesium sulphate therapy | |
Corticosteroid therapy | |
Fetal characteristics | Fetal heart rate |
Apgar scores | |
Admission to neonatal intensive care unit | |
Respiratory distress syndrome |