Table 1.

Characteristics of descriptive and cohort studies in pregnant patients with β TM and β TI

Author (year)Single vs multicenterDesignYears of studyInclusion criteria
Case-Series 
Aessopos (1999) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1989-1999 TM: pregnant women with a 10-y history of intensive treatment and hyper transfusion, on DFO iron chelation 5 d/wk before pregnancy.
TI: pregnant women with no major bone deformities and Hb >70 g/L. 
Bajoria (2009) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1994-2009 Pregnant women with β TM with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 
Cassinerio (2017) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator 2007- 2016 Pregnant women with β TM 
Daskalakis (1998) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1993-1996 Pregnant women with β TM 
Diamantidis (2016) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 2008-2013 Pregnant women with β TM who received deferasirox in early pregnancy 
Fozza (2017) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 2001-2017 Pregnant women with β TM 
Karagiorga-Lagana (1998) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1983-1997 Pregnant women with TM and TI 
Nassar (2008) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator Not reported Pregnant women with TI 
Origa (2010) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator 1997-2008 Women with β TM and β TI 
Roumi (2017) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator Not reported Pregnant women with TI 
Toumba (2008) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator 1990-2004 All women with thalassemia who were followed since their birth and who conceived, with treatment or spontaneously, and had successful deliveries 
Tuck (2005) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1989-2004 Pregnant women with β TM 
Vlachodimitropoulou (2018) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 2009-2015 Women with β TM and β TI 
Voskaridou (2014) Single Descriptive study with no comparator Not reported Pregnant women with TI 
Cohort Studies 
Luewan (2009) Single Cohort study Not reported Singleton pregnancies
Cases: β/HbE TM.
Controls: matched low risk pregnancies (2:1 ratio) 
Author (year)Single vs multicenterDesignYears of studyInclusion criteria
Case-Series 
Aessopos (1999) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1989-1999 TM: pregnant women with a 10-y history of intensive treatment and hyper transfusion, on DFO iron chelation 5 d/wk before pregnancy.
TI: pregnant women with no major bone deformities and Hb >70 g/L. 
Bajoria (2009) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1994-2009 Pregnant women with β TM with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 
Cassinerio (2017) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator 2007- 2016 Pregnant women with β TM 
Daskalakis (1998) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1993-1996 Pregnant women with β TM 
Diamantidis (2016) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 2008-2013 Pregnant women with β TM who received deferasirox in early pregnancy 
Fozza (2017) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 2001-2017 Pregnant women with β TM 
Karagiorga-Lagana (1998) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1983-1997 Pregnant women with TM and TI 
Nassar (2008) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator Not reported Pregnant women with TI 
Origa (2010) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator 1997-2008 Women with β TM and β TI 
Roumi (2017) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator Not reported Pregnant women with TI 
Toumba (2008) Multi Descriptive study with no comparator 1990-2004 All women with thalassemia who were followed since their birth and who conceived, with treatment or spontaneously, and had successful deliveries 
Tuck (2005) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 1989-2004 Pregnant women with β TM 
Vlachodimitropoulou (2018) Single Descriptive study with no comparator 2009-2015 Women with β TM and β TI 
Voskaridou (2014) Single Descriptive study with no comparator Not reported Pregnant women with TI 
Cohort Studies 
Luewan (2009) Single Cohort study Not reported Singleton pregnancies
Cases: β/HbE TM.
Controls: matched low risk pregnancies (2:1 ratio) 

Hb, hemoglobin; HbE, hemoglobin E.

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