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Risk factors investigated were age group, type of pregnancy (singleton, multiple), type of delivery and use of antenatal care services.<\/p>\n<p><bold>Results.<\/bold> A total of 31 509 women and 24 983 deliveries were included in the analysis. Among these, 204 (0.6%) maternal deaths (648 per 100 000 women giving birth), 1962 (7.9%) stillbirths and 11 008 (44.1%) low birthweight neonates were identified. Of all admissions, 10 991 (34.9%) were women with (pre-)eclampsia. Caesarean section significantly increased the risk of maternal death in the women with a complicated pregnancy and women with (pre-)eclampsia, but reduced the risk of stillbirth in such women. Not attending antenatal care was associated with a significantly higher risk of stillbirth (odds ratio (OR) 4.82; 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.55\u20136.55) and low birthweight (OR 1.40; 95% CI 1.05\u20131.86) for women with complicated pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p><bold>Conclusion.<\/bold> To prevent and treat pregnancy complications as early as possible, antenatal care attendance is crucial. Improving the quality of and access to antenatal care services and providing it free to all pregnant women in Haiti is recommended.<\/p>","DOI":"10.26633\/rpsp.2021.147","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,23]],"date-time":"2021-11-23T19:53:07Z","timestamp":1637697187000},"page":"1","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Risk factors for adverse outcomes in women with high-risk pregnancy and their neonates, Haiti"],"prefix":"10.26633","volume":"45","author":[{"given":"Jorien","family":"Schuurmans","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Port-au-Prince, Haiti"},{"name":"jorienschuurmans@hotmail.com"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Emily","family":"Borgundvaag","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Port-au-Prince, Haiti"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pasquale","family":"Finaldi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Port-au-Prince, Haiti"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rodnie","family":"Senat-Delva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Port-au-Prince, Haiti"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fedner","family":"Desauguste","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Port-au-Prince, Haiti"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Colette","family":"Badjo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Port-au-Prince, Haiti"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michiel","family":"Lekkerkerker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Amsterdam, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Reynaldo","family":"Grandpierre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 Publique et de la Population, Port-au-Prince, Haiti"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gerald","family":"Lerebours","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Bioethics Committee, Port-au-Prince, Haiti"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cono","family":"Ariti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Annick","family":"Lenglet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Amsterdam, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"11167","reference":[{"key":"ref1","unstructured":"United Nations Children\u2019s Fund and World Health Organization. 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